The use of real-time PCR to study Penicillium chrysogenum growth kinetics on solid food at different water activities

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 187, Issue , 2014, Pages 50-56

  Arquiza, J M R Apollo ^a   Hunter, Jean ^a  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal growth; Mixed culture; Real time PCR; Water activity

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; DNA; ERGOSTEROL; GLUCOSAMINE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOMASS; DNA EXTRACTION; FOOD; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE TARGETING; GERMINATION; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOLID; SPECIES; SPOROGENESIS; WHEAT;

FUNGAL GROWTH; MIXED CULTURE; REAL-TIME PCR; WATER ACTIVITY;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FLOUR; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; KINETICS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRITICUM; WATER;

EID: 84904343977     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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