Bacteriophage encapsulation: Trends and potential applications

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 212-221

  Choińska Pulit, Anna ^a   Mituła, Paweł ^a   Śliwka, Paulina ^a   Łaba, Wojciech ^a   Skaradzińska, Aneta ^a  

^a WROC AW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Biomaterials; Encapsulation techniques; Food industry; Foodborne pathogens; Phage preservation

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; FOOD PRODUCTS; PROBIOTICS;

ENCAPSULATION METHODS; FOOD INDUSTRIES; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; LONG TERM STABILITY; METHODS AND PROCESS; PROBIOTIC BACTERIA; PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

EID: 84941651388     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2015.07.001     Document Type: Review

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