Antimicrobial activities of various essential oils against foodborne pathogenic or spoilage moulds

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-69

  Angelini, Paola ^a   Pagiotti, Rita ^a   Menghini, Alessandro ^a   Vianello, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oils; Foodborne pathogens; Spoilage moulds

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CHAETOMIUM; CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; FUNGI; HYPOCREA LIXII; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; NEPETA CATARIA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PENICILLIUM PINOPHILUM; SALVIA SCLAREA; THYMUS VULGARIS; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 33645672186     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03174972     Document Type: Article

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