Bactericidal activity of carvacrol towards the food-borne pathogen Bacillus cereus

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 211-218

  Ultee, A ^a   Gorris, L G M ^a   Smid, E J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERICIDAL EFFECTS; EXPOSURE TEMPERATURE; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; GROWTH INHIBITION; LAG PHASE; LAG PHASIS; NATURAL PLANTS; SPECIFIC GROWTH RATE; VEGETATIVE CELLS;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

CARVACROL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ORIGANUM VULGARE; POSIBACTERIA; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0031830559     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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