Open AccessINHIBITORY EFFECT OF BIOCIDES ON ENVIRONMENTAL S. AUREUS STRAINS
Author(s) -
S. Monfardini,
A. Traversa,
A. Bellio,
D. Adriano,
S. Gatto,
Lucia Decastelli
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
italian journal of food safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2239-7132
DOI - 10.4081/ijfs.2012.4.99
Subject(s) - biocide , minimum inhibitory concentration , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , inhibitory postsynaptic potential , chemistry , staphylococcus aureus , biology , antimicrobial , organic chemistry , genetics , neuroscience
The aim of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory effect of biocides on S.aureus strains isolated in dairy environment. After a contact time of 5' all tested molecules showed total growth inhibition of bacteria; for lower contact time results were depending on strains and biocides