Antibacterial activity of bovine milk lactoferrin on the emerging foodborne pathogen Cronobacter sakazakii: Effect of media and heat treatment

Food Control

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 520-525

  Harouna, S ^a   Carraminana J J ^a   Navarro, F ^a   Perez M D ^a   Calvo, M ^a   Sanchez L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Bovine milk lactoferrin; Cronobacter sakazakii; Heat treatment; UHT milk; Whey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907159614     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.07.061     Document Type: Article

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