Antimicrobial action of essential oil vapours and negative air ions against Pseudomonas fluorescens

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-210

  Tyagi, A K ^a   Malik, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Essential oil vapour; Negative air ions; P. fluorescens; Scanning electron micrograph

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; ION;

AGAR DILUTION; AIR; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; LIQUID; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MENTHA PIPERITA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPOR;

AIR; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CYMBOPOGON; EUCALYPTUS; IONS; MENTHA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MENTHA X PIPERITA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 77957275136     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.08.023     Document Type: Article

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