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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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
2012-03-01
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Series: | Food Science and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612012000100030&lng=en&tlng=en |