Anti-Escherichia coli adhesin activity of cranberry and blueberry juices

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 408, Issue , 1996, Pages 179-183

  Ofek, I ^a   Goldhar, J ^a   Sharon, N ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; LECTIN;

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FIMBRIA; FRUIT JUICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 0029741638     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0415-9_20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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