Antimicrobial activity of essential oils and structurally related synthetic food additives towards Clostridium perfringens

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 213-220

  Si, W ^b,c   Ni, X ^d   Gong, J ^a,c   Yu, H ^c   Tsao, R ^c   Han, Y ^e   Chambers, J R ^c  

^a GUELPH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Nutreco Canada Agresearch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Chickens; Clostridium perfringens; Essential oils; Lactobacilli

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BACILLI; CLOSTRIDIUM; SYNTHETIC FOODS;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DIGESTA; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOUNDS; LACTOBACILLUS; NECROTIC ENTERITIS; OIL COMPOUNDS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

1,2,4,5 BENZENETETRACARBOXYLIC ACID; 2 TERT BUTYL 5 METHYLPHENOL; 2 TERT BUTYL 6 METHYLPHENOL; 2 TERT BUTYL PARA CRESOL; 3 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ANGELICA ROOT EXTRACT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BERGAMOT OIL; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARVACROL; CASTOR OIL; CHAMOMILE; CINNAMALDEHYDE; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CINNAMON EXTRACT; CITRAL; CITRONELLAL; CLOVE OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; FOOD ADDITIVE; GERANIOL; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; LEMON OIL; META COUMARIC ACID; PERILLYL ALDEHYDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TERPINEOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESSENTIAL OIL; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION;

ACIDITY; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE; LACTOBACILLUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NECROTIZING ENTERITIS; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PH; POULTRY DISEASES; VETERINARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FOOD ADDITIVES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINES; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; POULTRY DISEASES;

EID: 58249119560     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03994.x     Document Type: Article

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