Inferring the presence of aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus flavus strains using RNA sequencing and electronic probes as a transcriptomic screening tool

• Andres S. Espindola ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: andres.espindola@okstate.edu

  Affiliations Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America, National Institute for Microbial Forensics and Food and Agricultural Biosecurity (NIMFFAB), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9658-0673

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• William Schneider,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

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• Kitty F. Cardwell,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America, National Institute for Microbial Forensics and Food and Agricultural Biosecurity (NIMFFAB), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

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• Yisel Carrillo,

  Roles Methodology, Validation

  Affiliation Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

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• Peter R. Hoyt,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

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• Stephen M. Marek,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0146-8049

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• Hassan A. Melouk,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

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• Carla D. Garzon

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2095-6638

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