Targeting Alternaria alternata in cheese: Multi-mechanism antifungal activity of essential oils integrating lethal and adaptive stress responses with preliminary olfactory evaluation.
Mold spoilage is a major challenge in semi-hard cheese production, causing economic losses and quality deterioration. This study evaluated the antifungal activity and mechanisms of essential oils (EOs) from Origanum vulgare (cultivar CARVA) and Thymus vulgaris (cultivar VARICO) against A. alternata isolated from Cacioc...