Use of the polymerase chain reaction for detection of Fusarium graminearum in bulgur wheat

The detection of mycotoxigenic fungi in foodstuff is important because their presence may indicate the possible associated mycotoxin contamination. Fusarium graminearum is a wheat pathogen and a producer of micotoxins. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been employed for the specific identifica...

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Main Authors: Carla Bertechini Faria, Giovana Caputo Almeida-Ferreira, Karina Bertechine Gagliardi, Tatiane Cristina Albuquerque Alves, Dauri José Tessmann, Miguel Machinski Junior, Ione Parra Barbosa-Tessmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2012-03-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612012000100030&lng=en&tlng=en