Structure of an Aspergillus flavus population from maize kernels in northern Italy

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Mauro, Antonio ^a   Battilani, Paola ^a   Callicott, Kenneth A ^b   Giorni, Paola ^a   Pietri, Amedeo ^a   Cotty, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergilli; Biocontrol; Diversity index; Gene cluster; VCGs

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MAIZE; MUTANT; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; VEGETATIVE GROWTH;

EID: 84872657347     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.12.021     Document Type: Article

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