Growth inhibition and morphological alterations of Aspergillus niger by essential oils from Thymus eriocalyx and Thymus x-porlock

Food Control

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 359-364

  Rasooli, Iraj ^a   Rezaei, Mohammad Bagher ^b   Allameh, Abdolamir ^c  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Essential oils; Thyme; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; THYMUS (THYME); THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 27844585505     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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