Antibacterial effects of hydrogen peroxide and methods for its detection and quantitation

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1233-1241

  Juven, Benjamin J ^a,b   Pierson, Merle D ^a  

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

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

bacterial resistance; Hydrogen peroxide; mechanism of antibacterial action; methodology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030457649     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.11.1233     Document Type: Article

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