The potential application of plant essential oils as natural preservatives against Escherichia coli O157:H7

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2054-2061

  Fazlara, Ali ^a   Najafzadeh, H ^a   Lak, E ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carum carvi; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Essential oil; Mentha piperita; Natural preservative; Zataria multiflora

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD PRESERVATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY;

ANGIOSPERMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD PRESERVATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARUM CARVI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MENTHA X PIPERITA; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 57749120328     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.2054.2061     Document Type: Article

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