Environmental influences on maize-Aspergillus flavus interactions and aflatoxin production

Environmental influences on maize-Aspergillus flavus interactions and aflatoxin production

Since the early 1960’s, the fungal pathogen Aspergillus flavus (Link ex Fr.) has been the focus of intensive research due to the production of carcinogenic and highly toxic secondary metabolites collectively known as aflatoxins following pre-harvest colonization of crops. Given this recurrent proble...

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Main Authors: Jake eFountain, Brian eScully, Xinzhi eNi, Robert eKemerait, Dewey eLee, Zhi-Yuan eChen, Baozhu eGUO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Oxidative Stress
Maize
aflatoxin contamination
environment effects
host resistance
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00040/full

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