Diversity and morphological characteristics of Aspergillus species and Fusarium species isolated from cornmeal in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Perumal, Nithiyaa, Mohd Zainudin, Nur Ain Izzati, Yusuf, Umi Kalsom, Salleh, Baharuddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25195/1/18%20Pg%20103-116.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25195/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2035%20(1)%20Feb.%202012/18%20Pg%20103-116.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Corn is a vital food component that serves as a nutritional diet element for human and feedstuff for livestock. Despite its vast importance, corn frequently faces contamination problem caused by a range of microbes especially fungi. For the purpose of this study, cornmeal samples were collected from...