Effect of Gamma Radiation and Oregano Essential Oil on Murein and ATP Concentration of Listeria monocytogenes
2006
Caillet, S. | Lacroix, M.
The effects of gamma radiation and of oregano essential oil alone or in combination with radiation on murein composition of Listeria monocytogenes and on the intracellular and extracellular concentration of ATP were evaluated. The bacterial strain was treated with two radiation doses, 1.2 kGy to induce cell damage and 3.5 kGy to cause cell death. Oregano essential oil was used at 0.020 and 0.025% (wt/vol), which is the MIC. All treatments had a significant effect (P less than or equal to 0.05) on the murein composition, although some muropeptides did not seem to be affected by the treatment. Each treatment influenced differently the relative percentage and number of muropeptides. There was a significant correlation (P less than or equal to 0.05) between the reduction of intracellular ATP and increase in extracellular ATP, following treatment of the cells with oregano oil. The reduction of intracellular ATP was even more important when essential oil was combined with irradiation, but irradiation of L. monocytogenes alone induced a significant decrease (P less than or equal to 0.05) of the internal ATP without affecting the external ATP. Transmission electron microscopic observation revealed that oregano oil and irradiation have an effect on cell wall structure.
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