Exposure of Listeria monocytogenes to sublethal amounts of Origanum vulgare L. essential oil or carvacrol in a food-based medium does not induce direct or cross protection

Food Research International

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 667-672

  Luz, Isabelle da Silva ^a   Neto, Nelson Justino Gomes ^a   Tavares, Adassa Gama ^a   Magnani, Marciane ^a   de Souza, Evandro Leite ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Listeria monocytogenes; Oregano; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; CELL VIABILITY; CROSS RESISTANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MONOCYTOGENES; OREGANO; ORIGANUM VULGARE; PHENOLICS;

LACTIC ACID; LISTERIA; PHENOLS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 84863217943     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2012.05.026     Document Type: Article

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