Control of Aspergillus flavus with essential oil and methanol extract of Satureja hortensis

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-182

  Dikbas, Neslihan ^a   Kotan, Recep ^a   Dadasoglu, Fatih ^a   Sahin, Fikrettin ^b  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Aspergillus flavus; Essential oil; Plant extract; Satureja hortensis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SATUREJA HORTENSIS EXTRACT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; INOCULATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD CONTAMINATION; METHANOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; SATUREJA;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CITRUS LIMON; FUNGI; SATUREJA HORTENSIS;

EID: 43749118685     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.03.034     Document Type: Article

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