Antimicrobial activity of plant essential oils using food model media: Efficacy, synergistic potential and interactions with food components

Food Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-150

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

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Essential oils; Food composition; Food model; Synergy

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; LEMON OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENTEROBACTER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LETTUCE; LISTERIA; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; OREGANO; PH; PSEUDOMONAS; SAFETY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THYME;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENTEROBACTER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS; LETTUCE; LISTERIA; MEAT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MILK; ORIGANUM; PLANT OILS; PSEUDOMONAS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THYMUS PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS LIMON; ENTEROBACTER; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTUCA; LISTERIA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ORIGANUM; PSEUDOMONAS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 58549090308     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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