. In control (no carvacrol and cymene) groups, total viable cell counts increased from 5 log CFU/ml
to 6.2 log CFU/ml (Table 1). The results indicated that all tested strains of V. cholerae survived and grew similarly in the juice at 25 °C. Carvacrol, when used separately, exhibited a dose dependent inhibitory effect on all strains of V. cholerae, though to differentdegrees.