Susceptibility of Clostridium perfringens to antimicrobials produced by lactic acid bacteria: Reuterin and nisin

Food Control

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-25

  Garde, Sonia ^a   Gómez Torres, Natalia ^a   Hernández, Marta ^b   Ávila, Marta ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AGRARIO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Nisin; Nitrite; Reuterin; Spores; Vegetative cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911130369     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.03.034     Document Type: Article

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