Bactericidal Action of Binary and Ternary Mixtures of Carvacrol, Thymol, and Eugenol against Listeria innocua

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  García García, Rebeca ^a   López Malo, Aurelio ^a   Palou, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bactericidal mixtures; Carvacrol; Eugenol; Listeria innocua; Thymol

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARVACROL; EUGENOL; TERPENE; THYMOL;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; LISTERIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; TASTE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EUGENOL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; LISTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONOTERPENES; TASTE; THYMOL;

LISTERIA INNOCUA;

EID: 79952075702     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.02005.x     Document Type: Article

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