Antibacterial activity and mode of action of a commercial citrus fruit extract

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 50-60

  Alvarez Ordonez A ^a   Carvajal, A ^a   Arguello, H ^a   Martinez Lobo F J ^a   Naharro, G ^a   Rubio, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Brachyspira hyodysenteriae; Citrus fruit; Escherichia coli; FTIR spectroscopy; Membrane integrity; Salmonella enterica

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; CITRUS FRUITS; DISEASES; FATTY ACIDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SALMONELLA; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL MECHANISMS; ANTIMICROBIAL; BRACHYSPIRUM HYODYSENTERIA; FRUIT EXTRACTS; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANISM OF ACTION; MEMBRANE INTEGRITY; MODE OF ACTION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BIOLL; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CITRUS FRUIT EXTRACT; FATTY ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FRUIT; LEAKAGE; MEMBRANE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; CITRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 84879094928     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12216     Document Type: Article

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