Antibacterial activity of extracts of myrtus communis against food-borne pathogenic and spoilage bacteria

International Journal of Food Properties

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1215-1224

  Amensour, Mahassine ^a   Bouhdid, Samira ^a   Fernández López, Juana ^b   Idaomar, Mohamed ^a   Senhaji, Nadia Skali ^a   Abrini, Jamal ^a  

^a ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b Universidad Miguel   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Chemical extracts; Myrtus communis

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL CELLS; CHEMICAL EXTRACTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; ETHYL ACETATES; FOOD SPOILAGE; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; IN-VITRO; LEAF EXTRACTS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MYRTUS COMMUNIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VIABLE COUNT;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTERS; ETHANOL; FRUITS; METHANOL;

SPOILAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MYRTUS COMMUNIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 77957832746     PISSN: 10942912     EISSN: 15322386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10942910903013399     Document Type: Article

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