In vitro antimicrobial activity of essential oils from aromatic plants against selected foodborne pathogens

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1252-1256

  Rota, C ^a   Carraminana J J ^a   Burillo, J ^b   Herrera, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HISSOPUS OFFICINALIS; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LAVANDULA INTERMEDIA; LAVANDULA LATIFOLIA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA THYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALVIA; SALVIA LAVANDULIFOLIA; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SALVIA SCLAREA; SATUREJA; SATUREJA MONTANA; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYMUS VULGARIS; YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 2942567629     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.6.1252     Document Type: Article

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