Antimicrobial activity of essential oils and their components against the three major pathogens of the cultivated button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus

Abstract

Essential oils of Matricaria chamommilla, Mentha piperita, M. spicata, Lavandula angusti folia, Ocimum basilicum, Thymus vulgaris, Origanum vulgare, Salvia officinalis, Citrus limon and C. aurantium and their components; linalyl acetate, linalool, limonene, a-pinene, b-pinene, 1,8-cineole, camphor, carvacrol, thymol and menthol were assayed for inhibitory activity against the three major pathogens of the button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, i.e. the fungi Verticillium fungicola and Trichoderma harzianum and the bacterium Pseudomonas tolaasii. The highest and broadest activity was shown by the Origanum vulgare oil. Carvacrol possessed the highest antifungal activity among the components tested.

Suitability of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) extract rich in rosmarinic acid as a potential enhancer of functional properties in cupcakes

“…cyclopium (food isolate) (Soković & van Griensven, 2006). The MIC and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) were determined.…”

Chemical Composition of Oil Fraction Kaffir Lime (Citrus hystrix DC) as Antibacterial Activity of E.coli

“…The component such as α-pinene and β-pinene has been reported can destroy cellular integrity, inhibit the respiration, ion transport process, and increase the membrane permeability on yeast cell and mitochondria which have been isolated [26,27]. Other research also reports that limonene oil also has bacteriostatic characteristic on some microorganism [13,14,30]. The result of MH compound with some micro composition shows their contribution to antibacterial activity which gives synergy effect in this research [31].…”

“…The increase of oil component composition is different which can be known as MO compounds such as citronella and linalool that attribute to antibacterial activity and fungus [10,11,12]. Moreover, another component of W. urticifolia oil such as β-pinene, limonene, γ-terpinene, α-phellandrene, β-caryophyllene, and germacrene has significant antibacterial activity [13][14][15][16][17]. The relation of MH and MO as main oil component composition in antibacterial activity was shown in Figure 3.…”

Comparison of the effects of basil (<i>Ocimum basilicum</i>) essential oil, avilamycin and protexin on broiler performance, blood biochemistry and carcass characteristics

“…Similar results were observed in the study of Nunes et al (2012) with addition of probiotics to broiler diets. Antimicrobial properties of basil essential oil ingredients such as methyl chavicol and α-pinene have been shown in various papers (Sokovic and van Griensven, 2006;Hanif et al, 2011). Given that most of the components of basil essential oil used in this study are comprised of methyl chavicol and α-pinene, therefore, we can attribute the reduction in abdominal fat to the antibacterial effect of basil essential oil.…”