In vitro effects of essential oils on potential pathogens and beneficial members of the normal microbiota

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 71-78

  Ouwehand, Arthur C ^a   Tiihonen, K ^a   Kettunen, H ^a   Peuranen, S ^a   Schulze, H ^b   Rautonen, N ^a  

^a Danisco Finland Oy   (Finland)

^b Danisco Animal Nutrition   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Bifidobacterium; Clostridium perfringens; Escherichia coli; Lactobacillus; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; ORIGANUM; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 77952950283     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/152/2009-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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