The antibacterial effect of cinnamaldehyde, thymol, carvacrol and their combinations against the foodborne pathogen Salmonella typhimurium

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 124-133

  Zhou, Feng ^a   Ji, Baoping ^a   Zhang, Hong ^a   Jiang, Hui ^a   Yang, Zhiwei ^a   Li, Jingjing ^a   Li, Jihai ^b   Yan, Wenjie ^c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING UNION UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 34250194301     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2007.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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