Development of a PCR protocol to detect ochratoxin A producing moulds in food products

Food Control

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 270-278

  Luque, María I ^a   Córdoba, Juan J ^a   Rodríguez, Alicia ^a   Núñez, Félix ^a   Andrade, María J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Food; Mould; Ochratoxin A; PCR detection

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 84864131889     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.06.023     Document Type: Article

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