Microbiological and toxicological quality of dried herbs

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 573-580

  Vitullo, M ^a   Ripabelli, G ^a   Fanelli, I ^a   Tamburro, M ^a   Delfine, S ^a   Sammarco, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Dried herbs; Foodborne pathogens; Microbiological quality; Sample preparation; Toxicological quality

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FARMS; QUALITY CONTROL; WASHING;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DRIED HERB; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; SAMPLE PREPARATION; TOXICOLOGICAL QUALITY; VULGARIS;

AFLATOXINS;

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN G1; AFLATOXIN G2;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; HERB; SAMPLING; TOXICOLOGY; TOXIN;

ALCHEMILLA; ALCHEMILLA VULGARIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA CYANUS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HERB; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALVA; MALVA SYLVESTRIS; MATRICARIA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; TEMPERATURE; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

ITALY; MOLISE;

ALCHEMILLA VULGARIS; CENTAUREA CYANUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MALVA SYLVESTRIS; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; SALVIA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 79955976932     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03040.x     Document Type: Article

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