Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation Mediated by Rose Bengal and Erythrosine Is Effective in the Control of Food-Related Bacteria in Planktonic and Biofilm States

The thermal and chemical-based methods applied for microbial control in the food industry are not always environmentally friendly and may change the nutritional and organoleptic characteristics of the final products. Moreover, the efficacy of sanitizing agents may be reduced when microbial cells are...

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Main Authors: Alex Fiori Silva, Anabela Borges, Camila Fabiano Freitas, Noboru Hioka, Jane Martha Graton Mikcha, Manuel Simões
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/9/2288