Evaluation of the natural virucidal activity of teas for use in the phage amplification assay

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 259-262

  de Siqueira, R S ^a   Dodd, C E R ^a   Rees, C E D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Phage amplification assay; Virucidal agent

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE FELIX 01; BACTERIOPHAGE P22; BACTERIUM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PHAGE AMPLIFICATION ASSAY; POMEGRANATE; SALMONELLA; TEA;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLAQUE ASSAY; SALMONELLA PHAGES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEA; TIME FACTORS;

LYTHRACEAE; SALMONELLA;

EID: 33748746065     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.04.047     Document Type: Article

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