Phenotypic differentiation of species from Aspergillus section Flavi on neutral red desiccated coconut agar

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 335-344

  Ezekiel, C N ^a   Adetunji, M C ^b   Atanda, O O ^c   Frisvad, J C ^d   Houbraken, J ^e   Samson, R A ^e  

^a BABCOCK UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c Department of Biological Sciences   (Nigeria)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

aflatoxin detection; Aspergillus; food safety; mycology; NRDCA

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B; AFLATOXIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BLUE LIGHT; COCONUT; COLOR; CONIDIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; NEUTRAL RED DESSICATED COCONUT AGAR; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; SPECIES; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 84904821558     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2014.1727     Document Type: Article

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