In vitro antibacterial activity of Australian native herb extracts against food-related bacteria

Food Control

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 929-932

  Dupont, Stéphanie ^a   Caffin, Nola ^b   Bhandari, Bhesh ^b   Dykes, Gary A ^b,c  

^a Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés Alimentaires et Biotechnologiques   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Food; Herbs

Indexed keywords

ANETHOLEA ANISATA; BACKHOUSIA CITRIODORA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUCALYPTUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PROSTANTHERA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33748667786     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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