Synergistic effect of copper and lactic acid against Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157: H7: A review

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-11

  Gyawali, Rabin ^a   Ibrahim, Salam A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Eshcerichia coli; Lactic acid; Salmonella; Synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84859831385     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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