Antimicrobial activity of bacterial isolates from different floral sources of honey

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 240-244

  Lee, Hyungjae ^a   Churey, John J ^a   Worobo, Randy W ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial proteins; Bacteria; Bacteriocins; Honey

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HONEY; INHIBITION KINETICS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROORGANISM; NEW ZEALAND; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOCINS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUNGI; HONEY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 47949132788     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.04.030     Document Type: Article

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