Antimicrobial properties of some essential oils against some pathogenic microorganisms
Investigations were carried out to assess the efficiency of five plant essential oils: thyme, myrtle, laurel, sage, and orange oils as natural food preservatives. The effect of the plant essential oils against Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans at co...
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| description | Investigations were carried out to assess the efficiency of five plant essential oils: thyme, myrtle, laurel, sage, and orange oils as natural food preservatives. The effect of the plant essential oils against Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans at concentrations of 5-20 µl/disk (diameter 6 mm) and 0.5-3% (v/v) was studied in agar diffusion test medium and milk medium. The essential oils of these extracts exhibited markedly antibacterial and bacteriostatic activity, with thyme showing the highest inhibition and orange the lowest. However, with thyme extract, high inhibitory activity was observed for all tested concentrations, L. monocytogenes showed less sensitivity towards essential oil extracts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f86f87df66ea416eb22c753348a39bae2023-02-23T03:27:12ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesCzech Journal of Food Sciences1212-18001805-93172008-06-0126317418110.17221/1603-CJFScjf-200803-0003Antimicrobial properties of some essential oils against some pathogenic microorganismsNazan Celikel0Gökhan Kavas1Department of Dairy Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ege University, Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Dairy Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ege University, Izmir, TurkeyInvestigations were carried out to assess the efficiency of five plant essential oils: thyme, myrtle, laurel, sage, and orange oils as natural food preservatives. The effect of the plant essential oils against Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans at concentrations of 5-20 µl/disk (diameter 6 mm) and 0.5-3% (v/v) was studied in agar diffusion test medium and milk medium. The essential oils of these extracts exhibited markedly antibacterial and bacteriostatic activity, with thyme showing the highest inhibition and orange the lowest. However, with thyme extract, high inhibitory activity was observed for all tested concentrations, L. monocytogenes showed less sensitivity towards essential oil extracts.https://cjfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/cjf-200803-0003_antimicrobial-properties-of-some-essential-oils-against-some-pathogenic-microorganisms.phpessential oilsantimicrobial activitypathogensmilk |
| spellingShingle | Nazan Celikel Gökhan Kavas Antimicrobial properties of some essential oils against some pathogenic microorganisms Czech Journal of Food Sciences essential oils antimicrobial activity pathogens milk |
| title | Antimicrobial properties of some essential oils against some pathogenic microorganisms |
| title_full | Antimicrobial properties of some essential oils against some pathogenic microorganisms |
| title_fullStr | Antimicrobial properties of some essential oils against some pathogenic microorganisms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antimicrobial properties of some essential oils against some pathogenic microorganisms |
| title_short | Antimicrobial properties of some essential oils against some pathogenic microorganisms |
| title_sort | antimicrobial properties of some essential oils against some pathogenic microorganisms |
| topic | essential oils antimicrobial activity pathogens milk |
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