Antimicrobial Effects of Mentha pulegium Essential Oil on Listeria monocytogenes in Iranian White Cheese

نویسندگان
Mohammadi, A. ID 1
Bashiri, M. ID 2
Sadeghi, E. ID 3
Jamilpanah, M. ID 4
Bohlouli, S. ID 5

1 Department of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

2 Food Science and Technology Department, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

3 Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

4 Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Mazandaran, Iran

5 Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

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چکیده

Background: Listeria monocytogenes is an important Gram-positive disease-causing bacterium existing in milk and dairy products. Inhibitory effects of Mentha pulegium essential oil at concentrations of 0.03, 0.015, and 0.0075% on growth of L. monocytogenes were studied in Iranian white cheese during 60 days of storage. Methods: Essential oil of M. ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Mentha pulegium, Oils, Volatile, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Listeria monocytogenes, Cheese