학술논문
Antibacterial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticle suspensions on food-borne pathogens.
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Article
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Subject
*PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of nanoparticles
*ZINC oxide
*ANTIBACTERIAL agents
*ESCHERICHIA coli
*STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus
*BACTERIAL growth prevention
*MILK microbiology
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ISSN
1364-727X
Abstract
Nanoparticles ( NPs) are increasingly recognised for their utility in biological applications including nanomedicine and food safety. The present study investigated the antibacterial activity of zinc oxide (ZnO) when tested against the Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli as well as the Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, and the effect was more pronounced with the Gram-positive than with the Gram-negative bacteria. Zn O NPs also exhibited a preferential ability to suppress growth of E. coli and S. aureus in milk. This study suggested that the application of Zn O NPs as antibacterial agents in food systems and medicine may be effective at inhibiting certain pathogens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]