Multiplex PCR assay for the detection of aflatoxigenic and non-aflatoxigenic fungi in meju, a Korean fermented soybean food starter

Food Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1402-1408

  Kim, Dong Min ^a,b   Chung, Soo Hyun ^c   Chun, Hyang Sook ^a,b  

^a Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus species; Meju; Multiplex PCR assay

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PATHOGENICITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOYBEAN;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; FERMENTATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; KOREA; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOYBEANS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 80051475438     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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