Bacteriostatic and fungistatic activities of Oreganum vulgare extract and volatile oil and interaction studies in combination with antibiotics and antifungal agents against food poisoning pathogens

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1453-1458

  Bharti, V ^a   Vasudeva, N ^a   Duhan, J S ^b  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b CHAUDHARY DEVI LAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Food herb; Food poisoning; Fractional inhibitory concentration; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Preservatives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880634093     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: 22317546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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