The effect of nisin on Listeria monocytogenes in culture medium and long-life cottage cheese

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 433-438

  Ferreira, M A S S ^a,c   Lund, B M ^a,b  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b 8 The Walnuts   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; DISEASES; LISTERIA;

COTTAGE CHEESE; CULTURE MEDIUM; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LIQUID MEDIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LONG LIFE; RESISTANT STRAINS; SEROTYPES;

STRAIN;

LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA IVANOVII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

NISIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CHEESE; FOOD PRESERVATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PH; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0029938277     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1996.tb01197.x     Document Type: Article

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