Effect of temperature and water activity on gene expression and aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus on almond medium

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 217, Issue , 2016, Pages 162-169

  Gallo, Antonia ^a,b   Solfrizzo, Michele ^a   Epifani, Filomena ^a   Panzarini, Giuseppe ^a   Perrone, Giancarlo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; Almond; Aspergillus flavus; Biosynthetic genes; Temperature; Water activity

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; WATER; AFLR PROTEIN, ASPERGILLUS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AFLD GENE; AFLO GENE; ALMOND; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; REGULATOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRUCTURAL GENE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

AFLATOXIN B1; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, REGULATOR; HOT TEMPERATURE; PRUNUS DULCIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 84948843886     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.10.026     Document Type: Article

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