Nanocapsular dispersion of thymol for enhanced dispersibility and increased antimicrobial effectiveness against Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Listeria monocytogenes in model food systems

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 8448-8453

  Shah, Bhavini ^a,b   Davidson, P Michael ^a   Zhong, Qixin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Mead Johnson Nutritionals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL TESTS; APPLE CIDERS; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BACTERIOSTATIC; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; DISPERSIBILITIES; E. COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FOOD APPLICATIONS; FOOD SYSTEM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MONOCYTOGENES; NANO-DISPERSIONS; TREATMENT CONDITIONS;

DISPERSIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESSENTIAL OILS; FRUITS; LISTERIA; MICROORGANISMS; OILS AND FATS; PATHOGENS;

PHENOLS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NANOMATERIAL; THYMOL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; DISPERSION; ESSENTIAL OIL; INHIBITOR; LIPID; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PH; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PH; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BEVERAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MILK; NANOSTRUCTURES; TEMPERATURE; THYMOL; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84870818812     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02225-12     Document Type: Article

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