Origanum vulgare Essential Oil vs. a Commercial Mixture of Essential Oils: In Vitro Effectiveness on Salmonella spp. from Poultry and Swine Intensive Livestock

• Published in: Antibiotics (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 11; p. 763
• Main Authors: Di Vito, Maura, Cacaci, Margherita, Barbanti, Lorenzo, Martini, Cecilia, Sanguinetti, Maurizio, Benvenuti, Stefania, Tosi, Giovanni, Fiorentini, Laura, Scozzoli, Maurizio, Bugli, Francesca, Mattarelli, Paola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Additives; Animal husbandry; Antibiotics; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Biofilms; Ciprofloxacin; Contamination; Disaggregation; Essences and essential oils; Essential oils; Farms; Feed additives; Feeds; Food additives; Food contamination; Health aspects; Hogs; Livestock; Meat; Oregano; Origanum vulgare; pig farms; Poultry; Poultry farming; poultry farms; Prevention; Public health; Salmonella; Serotypes; Strains (organisms); Zoonoses; Italy

Salmonella spp. represent a public health concern for humans and animals due to the increase of antibiotic resistances. In this scenario, the use of essential oils (EOs) could be a valid tool against Salmonella contamination of meat. This work compares the in vitro effectiveness of an Italian mixtur...