African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 978

Full Length Research Paper

In vitro characterization of a vancomycin-resistant strain of Leuconostoc lactis isolated from chicken carcasses and its activity against some foodborne pathogens

Hany M. Yehia
  • Hany M. Yehia
  • Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
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Samah Ghanem
  • Samah Ghanem
  • Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
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Tahra Elobeid
  • Tahra Elobeid
  • Human Nutrition Department, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, P. O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
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Sameh Hassan Mosilhey
  • Sameh Hassan Mosilhey
  • Department of Food and Dairy Science and Technology, Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Sciences, Suez Canal University, AlArish, Egypt.
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Ioannis N. Savvaidis
  • Ioannis N. Savvaidis
  • Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Food Microbiology, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110, Ioannina, Greece.
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  •  Received: 12 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 17 August 2017
  •  Published: 31 October 2017

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