Assessment of antimicrobial activity of Nα -lauroyl arginate ethylester (LAE®) against Yersinia enterocolitica and Lactobacillus plantarum by flow cytometry and transmission electron microscopy

Food Control

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-10

  Coronel Leon J ^a,c   Lopez A ^a   Espuny, M J ^a   Beltran, M T ^b   Molinos Gomez A ^b   Rocabayera, X ^b   Manresa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Joan Seguer   (Spain)

^c ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICA DEL LITORAL   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Biocides; Electron microscopy; Flow cytometry; Lactobacillus plantarum; LAE; N lauroyl arginate ethylester; Surfactants; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947736031     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.10.050     Document Type: Article

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