Characterization of aflatoxigenic and non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus isolates from pistachio

Mycotoxin Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-75

  Hua, Sui Sheng T ^a   McAlpin, Cesaria E ^b   Chang, Perng Kuang ^c   Sarreal, Siov Bouy L ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Cyclopianzonic acid; Mating type; Pistachio; RFPL; VCG

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN G1; AFLATOXIN G2; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS MINISCLEROTIGENES; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS PARVISCLEROTIGENUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL SCLEROTIUM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MATING TYPE; MATING TYPE GENE I; MATING TYPE GENE II; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PISTACHIO; RETROPOSON; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; VEGETATIVE COMPATIBILITY GROUP;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CALIFORNIA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, FUNGAL; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; INDOLES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOTOXINS; PISTACIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 84859795931     PISSN: 01787888     EISSN: 18671632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12550-011-0117-4     Document Type: Article

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