Inhibition of heat resistant molds: Aspergillus fumigatus and Paecilomyces variotii by some plant essential oils

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1241-1244

  Gumus, Tuncay ^a   Demirci, Ahmet Sukru ^a   Sagdic, Osman ^b   Arici, Muhammet ^a  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Citrus; Essential oil; Heat resistant fungi; Inhibition; Laurel; Myrtle; Oregano; Savory

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; HEAT RESISTANT FUNGI; INHIBITION; LAUREL; MYRTLE; OREGANO; SAVORY;

ASPERGILLUS; DISTILLATION; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; MOLDS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; FUNGI; LAURUS NOBILIS; MYRTUS COMMUNIS; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; PAECILOMYCES VARIOTII; SATUREJA THYMBRA;

EID: 79957667686     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-010-0177-9     Document Type: Article

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