Chemical composition and in vitro antimicrobial activities of mentha pulegium leaves extracts against foodborne pathogens

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 239-246

  Ghazghazi, Hanene ^a   Chedia, Aouadhi ^b   Weslati, Moufida ^c   Trakhna, Faten ^b   Houssine, Sebei ^d   Abderrazak, Maaroufi ^b   Brahim, Hasnaoui ^a  

^a Sylvo Pastoral Institute of Tabarka   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^d University of Carthage Tunisia   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MENTHA PULEGIUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84881545225     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12045     Document Type: Article

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