Inhibitory activity of spices and essential oils on psychrotrophic bacteria

New Microbiologica

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 115-120

  Fabio, A ^a   Corona, A ^b   Forte, E ^b   Quaglio, P ^b  

^a Laboratorio di Microbiologia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Antibacterial properties; Essential oils; Listeria monocytogenes; Spices; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CINNAMON; CLOVE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GINGER; IN VITRO STUDY; INOCULATION; LIQUID; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEASUREMENT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; OREGANO; ROSEMARY; SOLID; SPICE; THYME; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LISTERIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CINNAMOMUM VERUM; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; ORIGANUM VULGARE; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SALVIA; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; THYMUS VULGARIS; YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LISTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPICES; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0037264130     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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