Inhibition of growth, enterotoxin production, and spore formation of Clostridium perfringens by extracts of medicinal plants

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1667-1669

  García, Santos ^a   Araiza, Mirna ^a   Gómez, Marivel ^a   Heredia, Norma ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; EUPHOBIA PROSTATA; HAEMOTOXYLON BRASILETTO; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 0036802393     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-65.10.1667     Document Type: Article

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