Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Essential Oils
Essential oils are natural, aromatic and volatile liquids, which are frequently obtained by steam or water distillation from plants. In general, they have a pleasant odor and their proven antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, antioxidant, antifungal, insecticidal and antiparasitic properties have be...
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| author | Miroslava Kačániová Lucia Galovičová Veronika Valková Petra Borotová Simona Kunová |
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| description | Essential oils are natural, aromatic and volatile liquids, which are frequently obtained by steam or water distillation from plants. In general, they have a pleasant odor and their proven antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, antioxidant, antifungal, insecticidal and antiparasitic properties have been known for several years. The aim of this work was to monitor antimicrobial activity against pathogenic microorganisms using two methods. The antimicrobial activity of essential oils was determined using the disk diffusion method and the broth dilution method. We found that wild thyme and peppermint essential oils were the most effective against the gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa CCM 3955 in both cases with size of an inhibition zone 20.66 mm measured by disk diffusion method. Coriander essential oil had the best antimicrobial activity against all tested pathogenic microorganisms in the range of concentrations from 0.75 µg.ml-1 to 13.35 µg.ml-1 with broth dilution method. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df5546dbfd674a709a6161836dbbcbd92024-04-11T05:10:34ZengAgroprint TimisoaraScientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies1841-93642344-45762023-07-01551145145114Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Essential OilsMiroslava Kačániová0Lucia Galovičová1Veronika Valková2Petra Borotová3Simona Kunová4Institute of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia Institute of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia Institute of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia AgroBioTech Research Centre, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia Institute of Food Sciences, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture, Trieda A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, SlovakiaEssential oils are natural, aromatic and volatile liquids, which are frequently obtained by steam or water distillation from plants. In general, they have a pleasant odor and their proven antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, antioxidant, antifungal, insecticidal and antiparasitic properties have been known for several years. The aim of this work was to monitor antimicrobial activity against pathogenic microorganisms using two methods. The antimicrobial activity of essential oils was determined using the disk diffusion method and the broth dilution method. We found that wild thyme and peppermint essential oils were the most effective against the gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa CCM 3955 in both cases with size of an inhibition zone 20.66 mm measured by disk diffusion method. Coriander essential oil had the best antimicrobial activity against all tested pathogenic microorganisms in the range of concentrations from 0.75 µg.ml-1 to 13.35 µg.ml-1 with broth dilution method.https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/114antimicrobial activityessential oilsbacteriaminimal inhibitory concentrationdisk diffusion method |
| spellingShingle | Miroslava Kačániová Lucia Galovičová Veronika Valková Petra Borotová Simona Kunová Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Essential Oils Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies antimicrobial activity essential oils bacteria minimal inhibitory concentration disk diffusion method |
| title | Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Essential Oils |
| title_full | Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Essential Oils |
| title_fullStr | Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Essential Oils |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Essential Oils |
| title_short | Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Essential Oils |
| title_sort | antimicrobial activity of selected essential oils |
| topic | antimicrobial activity essential oils bacteria minimal inhibitory concentration disk diffusion method |
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