Investigation on antibacterial synergism of Origanum vulgare and Thymus vulgaris essential oils
2013
Autori:
Stojković, DejanGlamočlija, Jasmina
Ćirić, Ana
Nikolić, M.
Ristić, M.
Petrović, Jovana
Soković, Marina
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Članak u časopisu (Objavljena verzija)
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Prikaz svih podataka o dokumentuApstrakt:
Essential oils are well known as strong antimicrobial agents of plant origin. In spite of this, the antimicrobial synergism of essential oils isolated from different plant species is poorly investigated. The following study examines the synergism of the essential oils of Origanum vulgare L. and Thymus vulgaris L against pathogenic bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhimurium. First, the antibacterial effect of the oils was tested, and the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of both oils were determined using the microdilution method. To test whether the oils act synergistically, every possible combination of essential oil concentrations was used in a dynamic checkerboard method. The results indicated that the oils indeed acted synergistically with fractional inhibitory concentration indexes of 0.45 and 0.50.
Ključne reči:
Essential oil; synergism; Origanum vulgare; Thymus vulgaris; antimicrobialIzvor:
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2013, 65, 2, 639-643
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1302639S
ISSN: 0354-4664