Development of a pcr protocol to detect aflatoxigenic molds in food products

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-94

  Luque, M Isabel ^a   Rodríguez, Alicia ^a   Andrade, María J ^a   Martín, Alberto ^a   Córdoba, Juan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; BASE SEQUENCE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENES, FUNGAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 84855439000     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-268     Document Type: Article

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