Oregano essential oil as an antimicrobial additive to detergent for hand washing and food contact surface cleaning

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 987-994

  Rhoades, J ^a   Gialagkolidou, K ^a   Gogou, M ^a   Mavridou, O ^a   Blatsiotis, N ^a   Ritzoulis, C ^a   Likotrafiti, E ^a  

^a ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Disinfection, essential oil; Food safety, oregano

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; EMULSIFICATION; SOAPS (DETERGENTS);

ANTIMICROBIAL; ANTIMICROBIAL ADDITIVES; CONTACT SURFACE; DETERGENT SOLUTION; DISINFECTION, ESSENTIAL OIL; FOOD CONTACT; FOOD SAFETY, OREGANO; FOOD-SAFETY; HAND WASHING; OREGANO ESSENTIAL OIL;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

DETERGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; OREGANO ESSENTIAL OIL; SOAP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DETERGENT; DISINFECTION; ESSENTIAL OIL; FOOD SAFETY; SOLUTION; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAND WASHING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ORIGANUM;

ANTIMICROBIALS; DISINFECTION, ESSENTIAL OIL; FOOD SAFETY, OREGANO;

DETERGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HAND; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM; PLANT OILS;

EID: 84884982874     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12302     Document Type: Article

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