Effect of Satureja thymbra essential oil on growth-no growth interfaces of Listeria monocytogenes Scott A and Salmonella Enteritidis PT4, at various temperatures, pH, and water activities

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-54

  Boziaris, I S ^a   Chorianopoulos, N G ^b   Haroutounian, S A ^c   Nychas, G J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b Laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods   (Greece)

^c AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PH; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SAVORY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LOGISTIC MODELS; OILS, VOLATILE; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SATUREJA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SATUREJA THYMBRA;

EID: 78651321304     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-077     Document Type: Article

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