Inhibitory activity of diluted wine on bacterial growth: The secret of water purification in antiquity [1]

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 338-340

  Dolara, P ^a   Arrigucci, Silvia ^a   Cassetta, Maria Iris ^a   Fallani, Stefania ^a   Novelli, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BISULFITE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WINE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DECONTAMINATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GREECE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER; WINE;

EID: 25144513528     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.07.001     Document Type: Letter

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