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J Appl Microbiol ; 100(4): 778-86, 2006 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16553733

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AIMS: The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Satureja spinosa essential oil against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica, Salmonella serovar Enteritidis PT4 and Bacillus cereus was comparatively assessed with an established optical density method as well as a novel impedimetric method. METHODS AND RESULTS: The impedimetric analysis takes into account information of microbial growth, such as detection time, maximum conductance, and slope of the conductance curve. For each pathogen two levels of inoculation were studied, a high (10(5) CFU ml(-1)) and a low level (10(2) CFU ml(-1)). Non-linear regression analysis was used to fit the data using a modification of a previously published model, from which a more exact value can be obtained for the MIC. Both methods gave similar MICs as shown by t-test statistical analysis. Salm. Enteritidis seems to be the least sensitive to the action of S. spinosa essential oil followed by L. monocytogenes, E. coli, B.cereus and Staph. aureus. The MICs of low inoculum were lower than that of high inoculum. CONCLUSIONS: The new impedimetric assay of MIC of essential oils can be considered a reliable rapid method for screening antimicrobial effectiveness of natural additives. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Determination of the minimum inhibitory concentration of an essential oil with the simple conductance technique and further study of the mode of action of its components is a good combination for obtaining additional knowledge for industrial application of such natural additives.


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Antibacterianos/análise , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Óleos Voláteis/análise , Satureja/química , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Bacillus cereus/efeitos dos fármacos , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana/métodos , Escherichia coli O157/efeitos dos fármacos , Listeria monocytogenes/efeitos dos fármacos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana/métodos , Óleos Voláteis/farmacologia , Salmonella enterica/efeitos dos fármacos , Salmonella enteritidis/efeitos dos fármacos , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos dos fármacos
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