Efficacy of Fir and Qysoom essential oils, alone and in combination, in controlling Listeria monocytogenes invitro and in RTE meat products model

Food Control

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 657-661

  Awaisheh, Saddam S ^a  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Fir; Listeria monocytogenes; Qysoom; RTE meat products

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880264485     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.06.017     Document Type: Article

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