Antimicrobial effect of juice extract from fermented cabbage against select food-borne bacterial pathogens

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1807-1813

  Gogo, L A ^a   Shitandi, A A ^a   Lokuruka, M N I ^a   Sang, W ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bacterial pathogens; Brassica oleracea; Fermentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650496838     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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