Effect of essential oils on Aspergillus spore germination, growth and mycotoxin production: A potential source of botanical food preservative

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages S373-S381

  Gemeda, Negero ^a   Woldeamanuel, Yimtubezinash ^b   Asrat, Daniel ^b   Debella, Asfaw ^a  

^a ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Aspergillus species; Essential oils; Food spoilage; Mycotoxin; Preservatives

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; BENZOIC ACID; CYMBOPOGON MARTINII ESSENTIAL OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; FOENICULUM VULGARE ESSENTIAL OIL; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; MYCOTOXIN; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI ESSENTIAL OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DILUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; IN VITRO STUDY; LC50; MOUSE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; SPORE GERMINATION; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CYMBOPOGON MARTINII; FOENICULUM VULGARE; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; MUS; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI;

EID: 84922623908     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C857     Document Type: Article

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