Inhibitory effect of essential oils against Lactobacillus rhamnosus and starter culture in fermented milk during its shelf-life period

The use of essential oils in foods has attracted great interest, due to their antagonistic action against pathogenic microorganisms. However, this action is undesirable for probiotic foods, as products containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus. The aim of the present study was to measure the sensitivity pr...

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Main Authors: Cristiane Mengue Feniman Moritz, Vera Lúcia Mores Rall, Margarida Júri Saeki, Ary Fernandes Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2012-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000300042