Antimicrobial potential and chemical composition of Mentha piperita oil in liquid and vapour phase against food spoiling microorganisms

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1707-1714

  Tyagi, Amit Kumar ^a,b   Malik, Anushree ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial potential; Chemical composition; GC; GC MS; Kill time assay; Mentha piperita; SPME GC MS

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MENTHA X PIPERITA; MUCOR; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79957874177     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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