Real-time PCR assays for detection and quantification of aflatoxin-producing molds in foods

Food Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-99

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Omt 1; QPCR; SYBR Green; TaqMan probes

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; FUNGAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PEANUT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPICE;

AFLATOXINS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGI; MEAT PRODUCTS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPICES;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 84859162462     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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