Inhibitory effect of essential oils from plants on Listeria monocytogenes
2016
Kalaba, Dragana (Facultiy of Medicine, Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Department of Pharmacy) | Kalaba, Vesna (Veterinary Institute of the Republic of Srpska "Dr Vaso Butozan", Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)) | Stijepic, Milka (School of Applied Medical Science, Prijedor (Bosnia and Herzegovina)) | Glusac, Jovana (School of Applied Medical Science, Prijedor (Bosnia and Herzegovina))
Listeriosis is an illness associated with infected food, i.e. bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. Increase in numbers of listeriosis outbreaks on an international scale have been attributed to consumation of raw fruits and vegetables, salads, cheeses, milk, meat, etc. The rate of mortality is very high and estimated to 20-40%. Except illness and mortality, Listeriosis causes significant economic losses. Listeria monocytogenes have dangerous health effect, the risk of illness warns all in food production process, to raised interest in developing effecacious methods to kill, reduce or remove pathogens that may be present in food. It is known that plant essential oils have antimicrobial activity against a broad spectrum of bacteria. Therefore, the subject of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of various essential oils on inhibition growth Listeria monocytogenes. Our studies have singled out the essential oils of cinnamon, thyme, clove and lemon, in comparison to other investigated oils.
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