Antimicrobial activity of essential oils of three herbs against Listeria monocytogenes on chicken frankfurters

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-223

  Ghasemi Pirbalouti, Abdollah ^a   Rahimi, Ebrahim ^a   Ali Moosavi, Sayed ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chicken frankfurters; Essential oil; Iranian medicinal herbs; Listeria monocytogenes

Indexed keywords

LAMIACEAE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SATUREJA; THYMBRA SPICATA; THYMUS (THYME);

EID: 84983538751     PISSN: 15819175     EISSN: 18541941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10014-010-0013-1     Document Type: Article

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