Molecular characterization, fitness and mycotoxin production of benzimidazole-resistant isolates of Penicillium expansum

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 237-244

  Malandrakis, Anastasios A ^a   Markoglou, Anastasios N ^a   Konstantinou, Sotiris ^b   Doukas, Eleftherios G ^a   Kalampokis, John F ^a   Karaoglanidis, George S ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Benzimidazole resistance; Blue mold; Citrinin; Patulin; Penicillium expansum

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENOMYL; BENZIMIDAZOLE; BETA TUBULIN; CARBENDAZIM; CITRININ; CYPRODINIL; ENILCONAZOLE; FLUDIOXONIL; IPRODIONE; MYCOTOXIN; PATULIN; PYRACLOSTROBIN; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TIABENDAZOLE; TUBECONAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS RESISTANCE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPOROGENESIS;

EID: 84874548608     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.01.014     Document Type: Article

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