Enterocins of Enterococcus faecium, emerging natural food preservatives

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 699-708

  Javed, Adeel ^a   Masud, Tariq ^a   Ul Ain, Qurat ^a   Imran, Mohmmad ^b   Maqsood, Shabana ^c  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Enterocin; Enterococcus faecium; Food preservation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; OLEACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84863525885     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0223-8     Document Type: Review

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