Inhibitory activity of Syzygium aromaticum and Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf. essential oils against Listeria monocytogenes inoculated in bovine ground meat

This research evaluated the antimicrobial effect of the clove (Syzygium aromaticum) and lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf.) essential oils (EOs) against Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19117 growth added to bovine ground meat stored under refrigeration (5 ± 2 °C) for three days. The EOs, extra...

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Main Authors: Thales Leandro Coutinho de Oliveira, Maria das Graças Cardoso, Rodrigo de Araújo Soares, Eduardo Mendes Ramos, Roberta Hilsdorf Piccoli, Victor Maximiliano Reis Tebaldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2013-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822013000200003&lng=en&tlng=en