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Inhibitory effect of thyme and basil essential oils, carvacrol, thymol, estragol, linalool and p-cymene towards Shigella sonnei and S. flexneri.

Bagamboula, C.F, Uyttendaele, M, Debevere, J·2004·Food Microbiology
DOI 10.1016/s0740-0020(03)00046-7
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Abstract

There are a few reports on the antimicrobial activity of essential oils or their major constituents towards Shigella sp. The antimicrobial effect of basil and thyme essential oil and its major constituents thymol, p-cymene, estragol, linalool, and carvacrol was determined using the agar well diffusion assay. Thyme essential oil and thymol and carvacrol showed inhibition of Shigella sp. in the agar well diffusion method. The potential of thyme essential oil, thymol and carvacrol at 0.5% and 1.0% v/v for decontamination of lettuce was evaluated. A decrease of the shigellae was observed after washing with 0.5% while at 1% Shigella numbers dropped below the detection limit. However, the antimicrobial effect on a subsequent lettuce sample in the same decontamination solution was significantly decreased. In addition, application of thyme essential oil or thymol or carvacrol for decontamination is hampered by sensoric properties of the lettuce (browning, strong odour).

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  • Most terpenes do not possess high inherent antimicrobial activity.

    “Most terpenes do not possess high inherent antimicrobial activity.”

    From Effect of essential oils on pathogenic bacteria (2013) · cites this paper as [17]

  • p-Cymene does not show antimicrobial activity against many Gram-negative pathogens.

    “p-Cymene, one of the most important components of thyme EO, does not show antimicrobial activity against many Gram-negative pathogens [17].”

    From Effect of essential oils on pathogenic bacteria (2013) · cites this paper as [17]

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  1. Siegmund, 1996, Untersuchungen zur Problematik der Extraktion von Aromastoffen mit der simultanen Destillation-Extraktion nach Likens-Nickerson, Dtsche. Lebensm. Rundsch., 92, 286

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Authors
Bagamboula, C. F., Uyttendaele, M., & Debevere, J.
Affiliations
Ghent University (BE)
Corresponding author
Uyttendaele, M
ORCID
Uyttendaele, M
Venue
Food Microbiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-02
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
33-42
ISSN
0740-0020 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0740-0020(03)00046-7
OpenAlex
W2041371533
Cited by
706
References
43
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 41 · 2018: 41 · 2017: 45 · 2016: 38 · 2015: 46 · 2014: 57 · 2013: 49 · 2012: 35
FWCI
11.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Food Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Vlaamse regering
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology › Antimicrobial agents and applications
Keywords
thyme essential oil, basil essential oil, carvacrol, thymol, estragol, linalool, p-cymene, Shigella sonnei, Shigella flexneri, antimicrobial activity, sensory properties

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