Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of <i>Thymus capitata</i> Essential Oil with Its Preservative Effect against <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Inoculated in Minced Beef Meat

<table>Time-related survival of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> at 7°C following treatment with increasing concentrations of <i>Thymus capitata</i> essential oil. Bacteria were supplemented in minced beef meat samples at 10<sup>5</sup> CFU/g of meat. Values are the average of three individual replicates.</table>

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Figure 2: Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of <i>Thymus capitata</i> Essential Oil with Its Preservative Effect against <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Inoculated in Minced Beef Meat 

Figure 2 | Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Thymus capitata Essential Oil with Its Preservative Effect against Listeria monocytogenes Inoculated in Minced Beef Meat 