Research Article

Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Listeria monocytogenes in Dairy Products with Reduction Trials Using Rosmarinic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Clove, and Thyme Essential Oils

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Inhibitory effect of some phytochemicals, solid line (0% control), dotted line (3% ascorbic acid), dot-dashed line (1% rosmarinic acid), long-dashed line (2% clove oil), and dashed line (2% thyme oil), on the survival and growth of L. monocytogenes in experimentally contaminated soft cheese with 2% NaCl at (a) 4°C and (b) 10°C. Results are the mean ± SD of three independent trials at each sampling point. Value with different letters at the same incubation time means a significant difference ().
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