Enhanced antibacterial effectiveness of essential oils vapors in low pressure environment

Food Control

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-17

  Frankova, A ^a   Smid, J ^a   Kloucek, P ^a   Pulkrabek, J ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Combined treatment; Escherichia coli; Essential oil vapor; Low pressure; Salmonella enteritidis; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880441401     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.06.033     Document Type: Article

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