Expression of genes by aflatoxigenic and nonaflatoxigenic strains of aspergillus flavus isolated from Brazil nuts

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 434-440

  Baquião, Arianne Costa ^a   Rodriges, Aline Guedes ^a   Lopes, Evandro Luiz ^b   Tralamazza, Sabina Moser ^a   Zorzete, Patricia ^a   Correa, Benedito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; METALLOPROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; AFLATOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BRAZIL NUT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GROWTH RATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCUBATION TIME; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECONDARY METABOLISM; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; BERTHOLLETIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCELIUM;

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BERTHOLLETIA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, FUNGAL; MYCELIUM; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84981156673     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: 15567125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2015.2111     Document Type: Article

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