Antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of Thymus vulgaris L. measured using a bioimpedometric method

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1017-1023

  Marino, Marilena ^a   Bersani, Carla ^b   Comi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOIMPEDANCE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GROWTH INHIBITION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0033198549     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.9.1017     Document Type: Article

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