The antimicrobial efficacy of plant essential oil combinations and interactions with food ingredients

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-97

  Gutierrez, J ^a   Barry Ryan, C ^a   Bourke, P ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Essential oils; Food application; Food ingredients; Synergy

Indexed keywords

4 THUJANOL; CAMPHOR; CARVACROL; CARYOPHYLLENE; CINEOLE; CITRAL; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTRAGOLE; FOOD ADDITIVE; LINALOOL; PARA CYMENE; PINENE; POTATO STARCH; SABINENE; SUNFLOWER OIL; TERPINEN 4 OL; THYMOL; THYMOQUINONE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BASIL; BEEF; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG RESEARCH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOOD; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; FOOD SPOILAGE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ROSEMARY; THYME;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS;

ACINOS ARVENSIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; CITRUS LIMON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELIANTHUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; OCIMUM; ORIGANUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 43049178213     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.02.028     Document Type: Article

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