Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life (동아시아식생활학회지)
- Volume 9 Issue 2
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- Pages.214-222
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- 1999
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- 1225-6781(pISSN)
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- 2288-8802(eISSN)
Effect of Prunus mume Extract Containing Beverages on the Proliferation of Food-borne Pathogens
매실 추출물을 함유한 음료가 식중독 유발균의 성장에 미치는 영향
Abstract
Prunus mume has been used for the folk medicine by many old civilizations to treat food-borne diseases or enteric disorders. The purpose of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of beverages containing Prunus mume extracts against Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Seven different types of Prunus mume extracts containing beverages have been prepared for the test in which minimum inhibitory concentration for each microorganism has been determined by serial dilution method using either TSA or TSB medium. Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed least resistance and 0.3g/