Ochratoxin A Production and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Aspergillus carbonarius , Aspergillus tubingensis , and Aspergillus niger Strains Isolated from Grapes in Italy

Perrone, Giancarlo; Mulè, Giuseppina; Susca, Antonia; Battilani, Paola; Pietri, Amedeo; Logrieco, Antonio

doi:10.1128/aem.72.1.680-685.2006

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Ochratoxin A Production and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Aspergillus carbonarius , Aspergillus tubingensis , and Aspergillus niger Strains Isolated from Grapes in Italy

Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology • Jan 1, 2006

Authors:

Giancarlo Perrone

Giuseppina Mulè

Antonia Susca

Abstract

Ochratoxin A is a potent nephrotoxin and a possible human carcinogen that can contaminate various agricultural products, including grapes and wine. The capabilities of species other than Aspergillus carbonarius within Aspergillus section Nigri to produce ochratoxin A from grapes are uncertain, since...

Subject

Ochratoxin A

Aspergillus niger

Aspergillus

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