Anti-listerial activity of ethanolic extracts of medicinal plants, Eremophila alternifolia and Eremophila duttonii, in food homogenates and milk

Food Control

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 387-390

  Owen, Roxanne J ^a   Palombo, Enzo A ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Medicinal plants; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

EREMOPHILA (ANGIOSPERM); EREMOPHILA ALTERNIFOLIA; EREMOPHILA DUTTONII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33749657615     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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