Identification of genetic defects in the atoxigenic biocontrol strain Aspergillus flavus K49 reveals the presence of a competitive recombinant group in field populations

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 192-196

  Chang, Perng Kuang ^a   Abbas, Hamed K ^b   Weaver, Mark A ^b   Ehrlich, Kenneth C ^a   Scharfenstein, Leslie L ^a   Cotty, Peter J ^a,c  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Biocontrol; Cyclopiazonic acid; Gene cluster

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOSYNTHESIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; INDOLES; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84857060133     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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