Essential oils show specific inhibiting effects on bacterial biofilm formation

Food Control

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 224-229

  Szczepanski, Sandra ^a,b   Lipski, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm inhibition; Essential oils

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884319180     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.08.023     Document Type: Article

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