Sensitization of Escherichia coli to nisin by maltol and ethyl maltol

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-191

  Schved, F ^b   Pierson, M D ^a   Juven, B J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS;

% REDUCTIONS; BUFFER SYSTEM; CA 2+; CYCLE REDUCTION; E. COLI; E.COLI CELLS; ETHYL MALTOL; OUTER MEMBRANE; SENSITISATION; VIABLE COUNT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERICIDE; ETHYLMALTOL; FERRIC MALTOL; MALTOL; NISIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VELTOL PLUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029965521     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1996.tb01139.x     Document Type: Article

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