Antibacterial activities of semipurified fractions of Quercus infectoria against enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 and its verocytotoxin production

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1223-1227

  Vuthikunchai, Supayang Piyawan Vora ^a   Suwalak, Sakol ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; QUERCUS INFECTORIA;

EID: 45149125307     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-71.6.1223     Document Type: Article

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