Genetic Profiling of <em>Aspergillus</em> Isolates with Varying Aflatoxin Production Potential from Different Maize-Growing Regions of Kenya

Genetic Profiling of <em>Aspergillus</em> Isolates with Varying Aflatoxin Production Potential from Different Maize-Growing Regions of Kenya

Highly toxigenic strains of <i>Aspergillus flavus</i> have been reported to frequently contaminate maize, causing fatal aflatoxin poisoning in Kenya. To gain insights into the environmental and genetic factors that influence toxigenicity, fungi (<i>n</i> = 218) that were cult...

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Main Authors: Richard Dooso Oloo, Sheila Okoth, Peter Wachira, Samuel Mutiga, Phillis Ochieng, Leah Kago, Fredrick Nganga, Jean-Baka Domelevo Entfellner, Sita Ghimire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
<i>Aspergillus flavus</i>
<i>Aspergillus minisclerotigenes</i>
internal transcribed spacer
calmodulin
aflatoxigenicity
aflatoxin biosynthesis genes
Kenya
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/8/467

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