Development of a Real Time PCR system for detection of ochratoxin A-producing strains of the Aspergillus niger aggregate

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1367-1372

  Castella G ^a   Cabanes F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. niger aggregate; Ochratoxin A; Polyketide synthase; Real time polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; FUNGI;

EID: 79953778196     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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