Anti-Listerial Effect of Selected Essential Oils and Thymol

• Published in: Acta biologica Hungarica Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 333 - 343
• Main Authors: Kerekes, Erika-Beáta, Vidács, Anita, Török, Julianna Jenei, Gömöri, Csilla, Petkovits, Tamás, Chandrasekaran, Muthusamy, Kadaikunnan, Shine, Alharbi, Naiyf S., Vágvölgyi, Csaba, Krisch, Judit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Cell Biology; Cooking; Ecotoxicology; Food Microbiology; Humans; Life Sciences; Listeria monocytogenes - drug effects; Listeria monocytogenes - growth & development; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Neurobiology; Odorants; Oils, Volatile - pharmacology; Origanum; Phytotherapy; Plant Oils - pharmacology; Plant Sciences; Plants, Medicinal; Poultry Products - microbiology; Taste; Thymol - pharmacology; Thymus Plant; Time Factors; Zoology; essential oils; sensory evaluation; chicken meat; Listeria

The anti-listerial effect of marjoram, thyme essential oils (EOs) and thymol on Listeria monocytogenes inoculated chicken breast fllets was investigated. Before inoculation the fllets were pretreated by washing or not under running tap water. Inoculated samples were kept at 6 °C for 24 h to allow th...