The in vitro antibiofilm activity of selected culinary herbs and medicinal plants against Listeria monocytogenes

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-35

  Sandasi, M ^a   Leonard, C M ^a   Viljoen, A M ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiadhesion; Antibiofilm; Biofilm; Listeria monocytogenes; Natural products

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BEVERAGES; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CELL ADHESION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

ANTI-BIOFILM; ANTIADHESION; BIOFILM ADHESION; CELL ATTACHMENTS; CRYSTAL VIOLET; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; IN-VITRO; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEDICINAL PLANTS; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MENTHA PIPERITA; NATURAL PRODUCTS; PLANT EXTRACT; RESPIRATORY ACTIVITY; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SULFOPHENYL;

BIOFILTERS;

AGATHOSMA BETULINA EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS EXTRACT; CRYSTAL VIOLET; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFLORA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM EXTRACT; TEA TREE OIL; THYME OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON EXTRACT;

ADHESION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; HERB; INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT EXTRACT;

AGATHOSMA BETULINA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEDICINAL PLANT; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TEA;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 72149086946     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02747.x     Document Type: Article

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