Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils from selected herbs cultivated in the South of Brazil against food spoilage and foodborne pathogens;Composição química e atividade antimicrobiana de óleos essenciais de plantas selecionadas cultivadas no Sul do Brasil contra micro-organismos patogênicos e deteriorantes de alimentos

Ciencia Rural

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1300-1306

  da Silveira, Sheila Mello ^a,b   Júnior, Anildo Cunha ^c   Scheuermann, Gerson Neudí ^c   Secchi, Fábio Luiz ^a   Vieira, Cleide Rosana Werneck ^b  

^a Docente Do Instituto Federal Catarinense   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Chemical composition; Essential oils; Food pathogens; Phytotherapic agents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864821870     PISSN: 01038478     EISSN: 16784596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-84782012000700026     Document Type: Article

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