Genetic variability of aflatoxigenic and non-aflatoxigenic A. flavus isolates by using aflatoxin biosynthesis genes

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 361-371

  Abd El Aziz, A R M ^a   Mahmoud, M A ^b   Al Othman, M R ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin biosynthesis genes; Aspergillus flavus; Genetic variability; HPLC

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; DNA FRAGMENT; FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BARLEY; BIOSYNTHESIS; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MAIZE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SORGHUM; WHEAT;

EID: 84898722471     PISSN: 09737510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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