Nanodispersed eugenol has improved antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Listeria monocytogenes in bovine milk

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-59

  Shah, Bhavini ^a,b   Davidson, P Michael ^a   Zhong, Qixin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Mead Johnson Nutritionals   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157:H7; Eugenol; Listeria monocytogenes; Milk; Nanodispersion; Tryptic soy broth

Indexed keywords

ELCATONIN; EUGENOL; MALTODEXTRIN; MILK FAT; MILK PROTEIN; NANOCAPSULE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONJUGATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PROCESSING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MILK; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SOLUBILITY;

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84871943860     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.11.020     Document Type: Article

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