In-vitro activity of various antimicrobial peptides developed from the bactericidal domains of lysozyme and β-lactoglobulin with respect to Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157, Salmonella spp. and Staphylococcus aureus

Archiv fur Lebensmittelhygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 34-36

  Pellegrini, A ^a   Schumacher, S ^a   Stephan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0038266818     PISSN: 0003925X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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