Analyzing the antibacterial effects of food ingredients: Model experiments with allicin and garlic extracts on biofilm formation and viability of staphylococcus epidermidis

Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 158-168

  Wu, Xueqing ^a   Santos, Regiane R ^a   Fink Gremmels, Johanna ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allicin; ATCC 12228; ATCC 35984; Bacterial biofilm; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942526213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20487177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.199     Document Type: Article

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