Water activity and temperature effects on growth of Alternaria arborescens on tomato medium

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 185, Issue , 2014, Pages 136-139

  Vaquera, Sandra ^a   Patriarca, Andrea ^a   Fernández Pinto, Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alternaria arborescens; Germination; Growth; Temperature; Tomato medium; Water activity

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ARBORESCENS; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; STEM CANKER; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TOMATO;

ALTERNARIA ARBORESCENS; GERMINATION; GROWTH; TEMPERATURE; TOMATO MEDIUM; WATER ACTIVITY;

ALTERNARIA; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SPORES, FUNGAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 84904660131     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.06.007     Document Type: Article

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