Inhibitory effects of selected plant essential oils on the growth of four pathogenic bacteria: E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella Typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes

Twenty eight essential oils were evaluated for their antibacterial properties, against four pathogenic bacteria (Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes 2812 1/2a, Salmonella Typhimurium SL 1344 and Staphylococcus aureus). Essential oils were introduced into Brain Heart Infusion agar (BHI) (15 ml) at a concentration of 0.003%, 0.006%, 0.013%, 0.025%, 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.4% and 0.8% (vol/vol) to determine the minimum inhibitory...