Antimicrobial actions of degraded and native chitosan against spoilage organisms in laboratory media and foods

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 80-86

  Rhoades, J ^a   Roller, S ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD SPOILAGE; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0033986004     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.80-86.2000     Document Type: Article

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