Bacterial membrane disruption in food pathogens by Psidium guajava leaf extracts

The mode of action and activities of guava leaf extracts against various food pathogens were studied. The killing kinetics, viability and cell leakage of Kocuria rhizophila, Salmonella typhimurium, Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7, measured after exposure to guava methanolic extra...

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Main Authors: Francis Parillon, Henie Edward, Hassan, Zaiton, Mohamed, Suhaila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13348/1/13348.pdf