Antimicrobial activity of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit peels

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 244-248

  Al Zoreky, N S ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; fish; Food borne pathogens; L. monocytogenes; Phenolics; Pomegranate

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POMEGRANATE EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA UTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FISH MEAT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POMEGRANATE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PUNICACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 68749083513     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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