Antibacterial activity of plants used in cooking for aroma and taste

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2820-2824

  Hara Kudo, Y ^a   Kobayashi, A ^b   Sugita Konishi, Y ^a   Kondo, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOSPYROS KAKI; DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VITIS SP.;

EID: 10344248882     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.12.2820     Document Type: Article

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