Antimicrobial Activity and Possible Mechanism of Action of Citral against Cronobacter sakazakii.

Citral is a flavor component that is commonly used in food, beverage and fragrance industries. Cronobacter sakazakii is a food-borne pathogen associated with severe illness and high mortality in neonates and infants. The objective of the present study was to evaluate antimicrobial effect of citral a...

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Main Authors: Chao Shi, Kaikuo Song, Xiaorong Zhang, Yi Sun, Yue Sui, Yifei Chen, Zhenyu Jia, Huihui Sun, Zheng Sun, Xiaodong Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4945043?pdf=render