Bioactivity of selected plant essential oils against Listeria monocytogenes

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 759-762

  Lis Balchin, M ^a   Deans, S G ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; LISTERIA; MONOTERPENES;

CHEMICAL COMPONENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CINNAMALDEHYDE; CITRONELLOL; COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS; DUAL ROLE; IN-VITRO; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MINOR COMPONENTS; OIL SAMPLES;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

CINNAMALDEHYDE; CITRONELLOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENOL; GERANIOL; LIMONENE; TERPENE; THYMOL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISINFECTION; FOOD PROCESSING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; SCREENING;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIA; BIOACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT OIL;

EID: 0030613383     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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