Publications by the researcher in collaboration with N. Ben Omar (23)

2011

  1. Biological control of pathogens and post-processing spoilage microorganisms in fresh and processed fruit and vegetables

    Protective Cultures, Antimicrobial Metabolites and Bacteriophages for Food and Beverage Biopreservation (Elsevier Ltd), pp. 403-432

  2. Inhibition of spoilage and toxigenic Bacillus species in dough from wheat flour by the cyclic peptide enterocin AS-48

    Food Control, Vol. 22, Núm. 5, pp. 756-761

2010

  1. A quantitative real-time PCR Assay for quantification of viable listeria monocytogenes cells after bacteriocin injury in food-first insights

    Current Microbiology, Vol. 61, Núm. 6, pp. 515-519

  2. Antibacterial activity of carvacrol and 2-nitro-1-propanol against single and mixed populations of foodborne pathogenic bacteria in corn flour dough

    Food Microbiology, Vol. 27, Núm. 2, pp. 274-279

  3. Effect of polythene film activated with enterocin EJ97 in combination with EDTA against Bacillus coagulans

    LWT - Food Science and Technology, Vol. 43, Núm. 3, pp. 514-518

2009

  1. Effect of enterocin AS-48 in combination with high-intensity pulsed-electric field treatment against the spoilage bacterium Lactobacillus diolivorans in apple juice

    Food Microbiology, Vol. 26, Núm. 5, pp. 491-496

  2. Inactivation of Geobacillus stearothermophilus in canned food and coconut milk samples by addition of enterocin AS-48

    Food Microbiology, Vol. 26, Núm. 3, pp. 289-293

  3. Microbial diversity changes in soybean sprouts treated with enterocin AS-48

    Food Microbiology, Vol. 26, Núm. 8, pp. 922-926

2008

  1. Bacteriocin-producing Lactobacillus strains isolated from poto poto, a Congolese fermented maize product, and genetic fingerprinting of their plantaricin operons

    International Journal of Food Microbiology, Vol. 127, Núm. 1-2, pp. 18-25

  2. Enhanced bactericidal effect of enterocin AS-48 in combination with high-intensity pulsed-electric field treatment against Salmonella enterica in apple juice

    International Journal of Food Microbiology, Vol. 128, Núm. 2, pp. 244-249

  3. Inhibition of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus weihenstephanensis in raw vegetables by application of washing solutions containing enterocin AS-48 alone and in combination with other antimicrobials

    Food Microbiology, Vol. 25, Núm. 6, pp. 762-770

2007

  1. Treatment of vegetable sauces with enterocin AS-48 alone or in combination with phenolic compounds to inhibit proliferation of Staphylococcus aureus

    Journal of Food Protection, Vol. 70, Núm. 2, pp. 405-411

2006

  1. Application of the broad-spectrum bacteriocin enterocin AS-48 to inhibit Bacillus coagulans in canned fruit and vegetable foods

    Food and Chemical Toxicology, Vol. 44, Núm. 10, pp. 1774-1781

  2. Bacteriocin production, plasmid content and plasmid location of enterocin P structural gene in enterococci isolated from food sources

    Letters in Applied Microbiology, Vol. 42, Núm. 4, pp. 331-337

  3. Inhibition of Bacillus licheniformis LMG 19409 from ropy cider by enterocin AS-48

    Journal of Applied Microbiology, Vol. 101, Núm. 2, pp. 422-428

  4. Plasmid profile patterns and properties of pediococci isolated from caper fermentations

    Journal of Food Protection, Vol. 69, Núm. 5, pp. 1178-1182

  5. Safety and potential risks of enterococci isolated from traditional fermented capers

    Food and Chemical Toxicology, Vol. 44, Núm. 12, pp. 2070-2077

2005

  1. Control of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris in fruit juices by enterocin AS-48

    International Journal of Food Microbiology, Vol. 104, Núm. 3, pp. 289-297

  2. Effect of immersion solutions containing enterocin AS-48 on Listeria monocytogenes in vegetable foods

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 71, Núm. 12, pp. 7781-7787

  3. Microbiological study of lactic acid fermentation of caper berries by molecular and culture-dependent methods

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 71, Núm. 12, pp. 7872-7879