Efficacy of fermented teas in antibacterial activity

Kasetsart Journal - Natural Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 925-933

  Talawat, Sulak ^a   Ahantharik, Pimpan ^a   Laohawiwattanakul, Sajeena ^a   Premsuk, Apinya ^a   Ratanapo, Sunanta ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acetobacters; Fermented tea; Kombucha; Pathogenic bacteria; Tea fungus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMELLIA SINENSIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNGI; JASMINUM; MORUS (PLANT); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 34047093232     PISSN: 00755192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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