Efficacy of oregano oil in the inactivation of Salmonella typhimurium on lettuce

Food Control

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 513-517

  Gündüz, Gülten Tiryaki ^a   Gönül, Şahika Aktuǧ ^a   Karapinar, Mehmet ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lettuce; Oregano; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; ORIGANUM; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 71549144408     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.07.016     Document Type: Article

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