Antimicrobial effects of Turkish propolis, pollen, and laurel on spoilage and pathogenic food-related microorganisms

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 587-592

  Erkmen, Osman ^a   Özcan, Mehmet Musa ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; Foodborne pathogen; Laurel; Pollen; Propolis

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; POLLEN EXTRACT; PROPOLIS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA RUGOSA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD ORGANISM; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SPOILAGE; LAURUS NOBILIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

BACTERIA; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUNGI; LAURUS; OILS, VOLATILE; POLLEN; PROPOLIS; SPICES; TURKEY;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA RUGOSA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; LAURUS NOBILIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 52149084627     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2007.0038     Document Type: Article

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