Effect of Zataria multiflora Boiss. Essential Oil on Enterotoxin Production by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538

• Main Authors: M Parsaeimehr (Author), A Akhondzade Basti (Author), A Misaghi (Author), T Zahraei Salehi (Author), B Radmehr (Author), H Gandomi Nasrabadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Institue of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Staphylococcal food poisoning does not result from the ingestion of S. aureus per se, but rather from enterotoxins which are pre-formed within the food. There is no report on effect of Zataria multiflora Boiss. essential oil on enterotoxin production by this microorganism. Objective: The...