Antifungal effects of sorbic acid and propionic acid at different pH and NaCl conditions

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-120

  Razavi Rohani, S M ^a   Griffiths, M W ^b  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; EDETIC ACID; PH; PROPIONIC ACID; SALINITY; SORBIC ACID;

ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SP.; PAECILOMYCES; PAECILOMYCES SP.; PENICILLIUM; SPOROTHRIX;

EID: 0032829137     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.1999.tb00238.x     Document Type: Article

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