Inhibitory effect of double atmospheric pressure argon cold plasma on spores and mycotoxin production of Aspergillus niger contaminating date palm fruits

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 95, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 3204-3210

  Ouf, Salama A ^a,b   Basher, Abdulrahman H ^a   Mohamed, Abdel Aleam H ^a,c  

^a TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Beni Suef University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Cold plasma; Date palm; Inactivation; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

ARGON; FUMONISIN; FUMONISIN B2; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN; PLASMA GAS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COLD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOENIX (PLANT); PLASMA GAS; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; SAUDI ARABIA;

ARGON; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRUIT; FUMONISINS; HUMANS; MYCOTOXINS; OCHRATOXINS; PHOENICEAE; PLASMA GASES; PRESSURE; SAUDI ARABIA; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 84946471097     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7060     Document Type: Article

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