Synergist effect of sucrose fatty acid esters on nisin inhibition of Gram-positive bacteria

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1013-1022

  Thomas, L V ^a   Davies, E A ^b   Delves Broughton, J ^b   Wimpenny, J W T ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Aplin and Barrett Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; ESTERS; LISTERIA; PALMITIC ACID; SALMONELLA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTATIC; FATTY ACID ESTERS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LIQUID CULTURE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SUCROSE FATTY ACIDS; SUCROSE PALMITATES; SUGAR ESTERS;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

NISIN; STEARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SUCROSE ESTER DERIVATIVE; SUCROSE PALMITATE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERITIDIS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0031743208     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1998.tb05266.x     Document Type: Article

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