Screening of antimicrobial activity of essential oil and methanol extract of Satureja hortensis on foodborne bacteria and fungi

Czech Journal of Food Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-89

  Adiguzel, Ahmet ^a   Ozer, Hakan ^a   Kilic, Hamdullah ^a   Cetin, Bulent ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; Methanol extract; Satureja hortensis; Summer savory

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; SATUREJA HORTENSIS;

EID: 33947494256     PISSN: 12121800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/753-cjfs     Document Type: Article

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