Essential oils as antimicrobials in food systems - A review

Food Control

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 111-119

  Calo, Juliany Rivera ^a   Crandall, Philip G ^a   O'Bryan, Corliss A ^a   Ricke, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Foodborne pathogens; Natural antimicrobials

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84923027388     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.12.040     Document Type: Review

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