Effect of tea tree oil on Staphylococcus aureus growth and enterotoxin production

Food Control

Volumn 62, Issue , 2016, Pages 257-263

  Shi, Ce ^a   Zhao, Xingchen ^a   Yan, Haiyang ^a   Meng, Rizeng ^b   Zhang, Yan ^a   Li, Wenli ^a   Liu, Zonghui ^a   Guo, Na ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jilin Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

(+) Terpinen 4 ol (PubChem CID: 2724161); 1,8 Cineole (PubChem CID: 2758); Inhibition; Milk; Staphylococcal enterotoxin; Staphylococcus aureus; Tea tree oil; Pinene (PubChem CID: 6654); Terpineol (PubChem CID: 17100); Terpinene (PubChem CID: 7461)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946592779     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.10.049     Document Type: Article

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