Use of carvacrol and cymene to control growth and viability of Listeria monocytogenes cells and predictions of survivors using frequency distribution functions

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1408-1416

  Periago, Paula M ^a,b   Delgado, Begoña ^a   Fernández, Pablo S ^a   Palop, Alfredo ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAUCUS CAROTA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 3242715288     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.7.1408     Document Type: Article

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