scholarly journals Antimicrobial activity of essential oils against Listeria monocytogenes

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ružica Tomičić ◽  
Ivana Čabarkapa ◽  
Ana Varga ◽  
Zorica Tomičić
2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (10) ◽  
pp. 2054-2058 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHITSIRI THONGSON ◽  
P. MICHAEL DAVIDSON ◽  
WARAPA MAHAKARNCHANAKUL ◽  
PREEYA VIBULSRESTH

The objective of this study was to determine the potential antimicrobial activity of extracts and essential oils of spices from Thailand against foodborne pathogenic bacteria. The antimicrobial efficacy of ginger (Zingiber officinale), fingerroot (Boesenbergia pandurata), and turmeric (Curcuma longa) was evaluated against five strains of Listeria monocytogenes and four strains of Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica serovar Typhimurium DT104. Antimicrobial activity was investigated in microbiological media by using an agar dilution assay and enumeration over time and a model food system, apple juice, by monitoring growth over time. In the agar dilution assay, water extracts of the three spices had no effect on L. monocytogenes. Similarly, 50% ethanol extracts of ginger or turmeric had no effect. In contrast, ethanolic fingerroot extracts at 5 to 10% (vol/vol) inhibited most L. monocytogenes strains for 24 h in the agar dilution assay. Commercial essential oils (EO) of ginger or turmeric inhibited all L. monocytogenes at ≤0.6 or ≤10%, respectively. Fingerroot EO inhibited all strains at ≤0.4%. In the enumeration-over-time assay, a 5% fingerroot ethanol extract reduced ca. 4 log CFU/ml Listeria by around 2 log in 24 h while 10% inactivated the microorganism in 9 h. Fingerroot EO at 0.2% inactivated 4 log CFU/ml L. monocytogenes in 6 to 9 h. Neither extracts nor commercial EO had any effect on Salmonella Typhimurium DT 104 with the exception of fingerroot EO, which inhibited all strains at ≤0.7%. Addition of 0.2% fingerroot EO to apple juice reduced 4 log of L. monocytogenes Scott A and both strains of Salmonella Typhimurium to an undetectable level within 1 to 2 days. It was concluded that fingerroot EO and extract have potential for inhibiting pathogens in food systems.


2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 2120-2131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita María Cava-Roda ◽  
Amaury Taboada-Rodríguez ◽  
María Teresa Valverde-Franco ◽  
Fulgencio Marín-Iniesta

Food Control ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 1174-1182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonello Paparella ◽  
Lorenzo Taccogna ◽  
Irene Aguzzi ◽  
Clemencia Chaves-López ◽  
Annalisa Serio ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Luciana Ruschel Santos ◽  
Alberto Alía ◽  
Irene Martin ◽  
Franciele Maria Gottardo ◽  
Laura Beatriz Rodrigues ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 339-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Fratini ◽  
Simone Mancini ◽  
Barbara Turchi ◽  
Daniele Sparagni ◽  
Alaa Abd Al‐Gwad ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania M. Marotta ◽  
Filippo Giarratana ◽  
Alessio Parco ◽  
Domenico Neri ◽  
Graziella Ziino ◽  
...  

Essential oils are aromatic and volatile substances extracted from plants and characterized by antimicrobial activity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity (agar disc-diffusion method) of seven different bergamot essential oils (BEOs) on eight <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em> strains. Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of most efficient BEOs was estimated. Extremely variable results for agar disc-diffusion method for <em>L. monocytogenes</em> strains were reported. One of the tested microorganisms resulted insensible to all the BEOs; 3 strains showed an inhibition from weak to null and the remaining 4 a variable susceptibility. Among the BEOs tested, one showed a strong activity against four pathogenic strains. Four BEOs revealed weak, moderate or null activity in all the 7 sensitive strains, while for two oils only a weak or no activity was reported. MIC values were 0.625 μL/mL for the most efficient BEO, 2.5 and 5 μL/mL for the other samples that showed moderate inhibition. Experiment results are significantly related to the strains tested (P&lt;0.01), rather than the BEO employed (P&gt;0.01). In conclusion, we can consider BEO as a natural technological hurdle for <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em> in combination with other preservation strategies. Finally, this study underlines the necessity to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of EOs on a significant strains number of the same bacteria.


2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. e13888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafaa I. Brnawi ◽  
Navam S. Hettiarachchy ◽  
Ronny Horax ◽  
Geetha Kumar‐Phillips ◽  
Steven Ricke

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