Sensitivity of some common grain fungi to irradiation on grain and in phosphate-buffered saline |
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| Authors: | Kathleen O'Neill AP Damoglou Margaret F Patterson |
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| Institution: | Department of Food Microbiology, Queen's University of Belfast and Food and Agricultural Microbiology Research Division, Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland |
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| Abstract: | The sensitivity of nine cereal fungi to irradiation on grain and in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) was investigated. Species of Fusarium and Alternaria were more resistant to irradiation (higher D 10 value) than Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp. Generally D 10 values determined on grain were lower than the corresponding values measured in PBS. The plating medium did not significantly affect the D 10 values. |
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