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Investigation of Antimicrobial Properties of Essential and Natural Oils on Cronobacter Species
Author(s) -
Whitehead Nickolas T.,
Kanipes Margaret I.,
Fakayode Sayo O.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.650.9
Subject(s) - essential oil , antimicrobial , eucalyptus oil , biology , azadirachta , food science , botany , chemistry , traditional medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , immunology
The use of essential and natural oils are becoming increasingly popular due to their antimicrobial, therapeutic antioxidant properties. Research has shown that essential and natural oils are effective against a variety of bacteria. However, not much experimentation has been conducted to investigate the antibacterial properties of essential oils and natural oils on Cronobacter species. This study evaluates the antibacterial property of ten essential and natural oil samples on Cronobacter species using a modified disk diffusion assay using a ciprofloxacin as control. The results of the study shows differences in the antibacterial properties of essential and natural oils. The essential oils that inhibited cell growth of Cronobacter muytjensii were lemon eucalyptus oil ( Eucalyptus citriadora ), lemon oil ( Citrus limonum ), tea tree lemon oil ( Leptospermum petersonii) , and wintergreen oil ( Gaultheria fragrantissima) . Neem oil ( Azadirachta indica ) (a natural oil), displayed signs of reduced growth in the bacteria. The inhibitory properties of the aforementioned oils will be discussed. Support or Funding Information North Carolina A&T University Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RiSE) Program This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2019 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal .