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Research Project: AFLATOXIN CONTROL THROUGH TARGETING MECHANISMS GOVERNING AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS IN CORN AND COTTONSEED

Location: Food and Feed Safety Research

Title: What Does Genetic Diversity of Aspergillus flavus Tell Us About Aspergillus oryzae?

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Submitted to: International Journal of Food Microbiology
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: January 23, 2010
Publication Date: April 15, 2010
Citation: Chang, P-K., Ehrlich, K. 2010. What Does Genetic Diversity of Aspergillus flavus Tell Us About Aspergillus oryzae? International Journal of Food Microbiology. 138(3):189-199.

Technical Abstract: Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus oryzae belong to Aspergillus section Flavi. They are closely related and are of significant economic importance. The former species has the ability to produce harmful aflatoxins while the latter is widely used in food fermentation and industrial enzyme production. This review summarizes the current understanding of the similarity of the A. flavus and A. oryzae genomes, the genetic diversity in A. flavus and A. oryzae populations, the causes of this diversity, and the relatedness of nonaflatoxigenic A. flavus strains to A. oryzae.

   

 
Project Team
Bhatnagar, Deepak
Brown, Robert
Chang, Perng Kuang
Yu, Jiujiang
Cary, Jeffrey
Rajasekaran, Kanniah - Rajah
Moore, Geromy
Ehrlich, Kenneth
 
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