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Microencapsulation of Essential Oils Using Spray Drying Technology

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In Vitro Antimicrobial Activities of Various Essential Oils Against Pathogenic and Spoilage Microorganisms

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Photo-triggered on-demand carvacrol vapor release from nano-generators for non-contact bacterial inactivation between nanomaterials and bacteria

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Effects of Molecular Distillation on the Chemical Components, Cleaning, and Antibacterial Abilities of Four Different Citrus Oils

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Antimicrobial activities of virgin olive oils in vitro and on lettuce from pathogen-inoculated commercial quick salad bags

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Essential oils of Portuguese flavouring plants: potential as green biocides in cultural heritage

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Combined effects of microencapsulated essential oils and irradiation from gamma and X-ray sources on microbiological and physicochemical properties of dry fermented sausages during storage

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Antimicrobial Effects and Antioxidant Activity of Myrtus communis L. Essential Oil in Beef Stored under Different Packaging Conditions

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Spice oleoresins containing antimicrobial agents improve the potential use of bio-composite films based on gelatin

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The Effect of Organic Acid, Trisodium Phosphate and Essential Oil Component Immersion Treatments on the Microbiology of Cod (Gadus morhua) during Chilled Storage

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Antimicrobial potential of exotic fruits residues

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In vivo efficacy of carvacrol on Campylobacter jejuni prevalence in broiler chickens during an entire fattening period

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Microparticles obtained by spray-drying technique containing ginger essential oil with the addition of cellulose nanofibrils extracted from the ginger vegetable fiber

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Applications of new functions for inducing host defense peptides and synergy sterilization of medium chain fatty acids in substituting in-feed antibiotics.

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Effects of thymol and carvacrol, alone or in combination, on fermentation and microbial diversity during in vitro culture of bovine rumen microbes

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Antimicrobial Activity of Gelatin Nanofibers Enriched by Essential Oils against Cutibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis

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Stress response of Escherichia coli to essential oil components – insights on low-molecular-weight proteins from MALDI-TOF

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The Influence of Selected Plant Essential Oils on Morphological and Physiological Characteristics in Pseudomonas Orientalis

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Modified cyclodextrin type and dehydration methods exert a significant effect on the antimicrobial activity of encapsulated carvacrol and thymol

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Antifungal activity of selected natural preservatives against the foodborne molds Penicillium verrucosum and Aspergillus westerdijkiae

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Enhanced antibacterial activity of lysozyme loaded quaternary ammonium chitosan nanoparticles functionalized with cellulose nanocrystals

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Combined effect of carvacrol, thymol and nisin against Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella Enteritidis

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Microfluidic-Based Formulation of Essential Oils-Loaded Chitosan Coated PLGA Particles Enhances Their Bioavailability and Nematocidal Activity

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