Antimicrobial efficacy of eugenol microemulsions in milk against Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2631-2637

  Gaysinsky, Sylvia ^a   Taylor, T Matthew ^b,c   Davidson, P Michael ^b   Bruce, Barry D ^b   Weiss, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 36049051967     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.11.2631     Document Type: Article

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