Antimicrobial activity of essential oils and structurally related synthetic food additives towards selected pathogenic and beneficial gut bacteria

Si, W.; Gong, Joshua; Tsao, Rong; Zhou, Ting; Yu, Hai; Poppe, C.; P. Johnson, Roger; Du, Zhi‐Zhi

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02789.x

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Antimicrobial activity of essential oils and structurally related synthetic food additives towards selected pathogenic and beneficial gut bacteria

Published in Journal of Applied Microbiology • Dec 12, 2005

Authors:

W. Si

Joshua Gong

Rong Tsao

Abstract

AIMS: To assess the potential of essential oils and structurally related synthetic food additives in reducing bacterial pathogens in swine intestinal tract. METHODS AND RESULTS: The antimicrobial activity of essential oils/compounds was measured by determining the inhibition of bacterial growth. Amo...

Subject

Antimicrobial

Escherichia coli

Bacteria

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