Antimicrobial activities of Iranian sumac and avishan-e shirazi (Zataria multiflora) against some food-borne bacteria

Food Control

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 646-649

  Fazeli, Mohammad Reza ^a   Amin, Gholamreza ^b   Attari, Mohammad Mahdi Ahmadian ^a   Ashtiani, Hesam ^a   Jamalifar, Hossein ^a   Samadi, Nasrin ^a  

^a Tehran University of Medical Science   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Avishan e shirazi; Food borne bacteria; Iranian sumac; Natural preservative; Zaatar

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEDERA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEUS VULGARIS; RHUS; RHUS CORIARIA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 33845502107     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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