scholarly journals Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Wild Mushroom Show Potential Antimicrobial Activities against Food Borne Pathogens

Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yugal Mohanta ◽  
Debasis Nayak ◽  
Kunal Biswas ◽  
Sameer Singdevsachan ◽  
Elsayed Abd_Allah ◽  
...  
2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-94
Author(s):  
Maha A. Mahmood

The increasing rate of resistance development for commonly used antibiotics have led to search for newer, more effective, affordable and easily available medicine. Medicinal plants have revived as a consequence of current problems associated with the use of antibiotics. Aqueous extracts of nine plants (pomegranate, sumac, sage, anise, hand bull tongue, thyme, cloves, lemon and mint) were qualitatively and quantitatively examined against twenty microbial isolates, mostly food borne including pathogens. (E.coli, Salmonella typhi and Candida albicans) antimicrobial screening was done by agar diffusion (well diffusion) and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) methods. Among the screened plants, cloves were the most inhibitor against isolates of Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi and Candida albicans followed by the inhibitory effect of sumac against (E.coli, Salmonella typhi and Candida albicans). On the other hand, pomegranate, sage and lemon showed varied inhibitory effect against the tested food borne isolates, whereas the extracts of anise, hand bull tongue, thyme and mint showed no antimicrobial activities against most of the tested isolates. Regarding the inhibition zone and MIC results, the present study certified that Candida albicans was the most sensitive pathogen as compared with the other food borne pathogens tested (Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi).


In this study, the antimicrobial activity of the essential oils (EOs) from Origanum majorana L. and Rosmarinus officinalis L. growing in Pantelleria (Sicily, Italy) were tested alone and in combination against some prokaryotic and eukaryotic food-borne pathogens. The chemical composition of the EOs as well as the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) against the most sensitive strains were also determined. Both EOs showed interesting antimicrobial effects against all bacteria and yeasts tested. MIC was in the range 1.25–2.50 µl/ml. Interestingly, O. majorana was particularly rich in thymol acetate, while carvacrol was present at very low percentages. Also R. officinalis EOs composition was different from rosemary collected in different areas, as being particularly rich in caryophyllene. Furthermore, the antimicrobial activity of the combination of O. majorana and R. officinalis EOs indicated their potential as food biopreservatives.


Biofouling ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ondrej Chlumsky ◽  
Sabina Purkrtova ◽  
Hana Michova (Turonova) ◽  
Viviana Svarcova (Fuchsova) ◽  
Petr Slepicka ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasika Mith ◽  
Rémi Duré ◽  
Véronique Delcenserie ◽  
Abdesselam Zhiri ◽  
Georges Daube ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 1984-1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Jamal Saharkhiz ◽  
Kamiar Zomorodian ◽  
Azin Taban ◽  
Keyvan Pakshir ◽  
Keyvan Heshmati ◽  
...  

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