Comparison of growth, nutritional utilisation patterns, and niche overlap indices of toxigenic and atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strains

Fungal Biology

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 650-659

  Mohale, Sejakhosi ^a   Magan, Naresh ^a   Medina, Angel ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Carbon sources; Temperature; Ultilisation patterns; Water activity

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPETITIVENESS; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; MOISTURE; NICHE OVERLAP; PATHOGEN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS;

CARBON; MONOSACCHARIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CARBON SOURCES; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MYCELIUM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE; ULTILISATION PATTERNS; WATER ACTIVITY;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CARBON SOURCES; TEMPERATURE; ULTILISATION PATTERNS; WATER ACTIVITY;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CARBON; MONOSACCHARIDES; MYCELIUM; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 84883552960     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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