Effects of Zataria multiflora Boiss. essential oil and nisin on Bacillus cereus ATCC 11778

Food Control

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1043-1049

  Misaghi, Ali ^a   Basti, Afshin Akhondzadeh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Nisin; Zataria multiflora Boiss. essential oil

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 33847256000     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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