Lytic and nonlytic mechanism of inactivation of gram-positive bacteria by lysozyme under atmospheric and high hydrostatic pressure

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1916-1923

  Masschalck, Barbara ^a   Deckers, Daphne ^a   Michiels, Chris W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS JOHNSONII; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036909240     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-65.12.1916     Document Type: Article

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