Enhanced bactericidal effect of enterocin A in combination with thyme essential oils against L. monocytogenes and E. coli O157:H7

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2148-2156

  Ghrairi, Taoufik ^a   Hani, Khaled ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Bacteriocins; E. coli; Essential oils; Food preservation; Lactic acid bacteria; Listeria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERICIDES; DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESSENTIAL OILS; FOOD PRESERVATION; LACTIC ACID; LISTERIA; OIL SHALE; OILS AND FATS; PATHOGENS; THYMUS;

ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECTS; BACTERIOCINS; E. COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MINIMAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; SYNERGISTIC INTERACTION;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84925838796     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: 09758402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-013-1214-5     Document Type: Article

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