Antimicrobial activity of chitosan against campylobacter spp. and other microorganisms and its mechanism of action

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1735-1738

  Ganan M , ^a   Carrascosa A V , ^a   Martinez Rodriguez A J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FERMENTACIONES INDUSTRIALES CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 68849113735     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-72.8.1735     Document Type: Article

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