Identification of ochratoxin A producing <i>Aspergillus carbonarius</i> and <i>A. niger</i> clade isolated from grapes using the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) reaction

Abstract

Monitoring vineyards for the presence of OTA-producing strains is part of the measures to minimize the occurrence of OTA in grape products. The two LAMP assays developed here could be potentially used to speed the screening process of vineyards for the presence of OTA-producing black aspergilli.