African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Postharvest fruit spoilage bacteria and fungi associated with date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L) from Saudi Arabia

Amal A. Al Hazzani
  • Amal A. Al Hazzani
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. Box - 22452, Riyadh, 11495,Kingdom of Saudia Arabia.
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Afaf I. Shehata*
  • Afaf I. Shehata*
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. Box - 22452, Riyadh, 11495,Kingdom of Saudia Arabia.
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Humaira Rizwana
  • Humaira Rizwana
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. Box - 22452, Riyadh, 11495,Kingdom of Saudia Arabia.
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Nadine M. S. Moubayed
  • Nadine M. S. Moubayed
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. Box - 22452, Riyadh, 11495,Kingdom of Saudia Arabia.
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Ali A. Alshatwi
  • Ali A. Alshatwi
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. Box - 22452, Riyadh, 11495,Kingdom of Saudia Arabia.
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Anjana Munshi
  • Anjana Munshi
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. Box - 22452, Riyadh, 11495,Kingdom of Saudia Arabia.
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Gehan Elgaaly
  • Gehan Elgaaly
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. Box - 22452, Riyadh, 11495,Kingdom of Saudia Arabia.
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  •  Received: 14 January 2013
  •  Accepted: 18 November 2013
  •  Published: 12 March 2014

How to cite this article

APA /
Al Hazzani, A. A., Shehata, A. I., Rizwana, H., Moubayed, N. M. S., Alshatwi, A. A., Munshi, A., & Elgaaly, G. (2014). Postharvest fruit spoilage bacteria and fungi associated with date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L) from Saudi Arabia. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 8(11), 1228-1236.
Chicago /
Amal A. Al Hazzani, Afaf I. Shehata, Humaira Rizwana, Nadine M. S.  Moubayed, Ali A. Alshatwi, Anjana Munshi and Gehan Elgaaly. "Postharvest fruit spoilage bacteria and fungi associated with date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L) from Saudi Arabia." African Journal of Microbiology Research 8, no. 11 (2014): 1228-1236.
MLA /
Amal A. Al Hazzani, et al. "Postharvest fruit spoilage bacteria and fungi associated with date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L) from Saudi Arabia." African Journal of Microbiology Research 8.11 (2014): 1228-1236.