Antimicrobial activity of Enterococcus faecium FAIR-E 198 against gram-positive pathogens

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-81

  do Nascimento, Maristela da Silva ^a,b   Moreno, Izildinha ^a   Kuaye, Arnaldo Yoshiteru ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Biopreservation; Enterococcus faecium; Gram positive pathogen

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 71049154059     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822010000100013     Document Type: Article

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