Use of essential oils to inhibit Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris: A short overview of the literature

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue SEP, 2011, Pages

  Bevilacqua, Antonio ^a   Corbo, Maria Rosaria ^a   Sinigaglia, Milena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active compounds; Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris; Essential oils; Friendly compounds; Spore inhibition

Indexed keywords

ALICYCLOBACILLUS; ALICYCLOBACILLUS ACIDOTERRESTRIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84875521049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00195     Document Type: Review

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