Antimicrobial activity of essential oil components against potential food spoilage microorganisms

Current Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 200-208

  Klein, G ^a   Ruben C ^a   Upmann, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Ostwestfalen Lippe University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARVACROL; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; LINALOOL; PINENE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TERPINEOL; THYMOL;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; BROCHOTHRIX THERMOSPHACTA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SPOILAGE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FRAGI;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BROCHOTHRIX THERMOSPHACTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS FRAGI;

EID: 84879797117     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-013-0354-1     Document Type: Article

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