This work confirms the antimicrobial activity of specific Oregano and Thyme varieties, and suggests the use in treatment and prevention of salmonella. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Antimicrobial activity of five essential oils against origin strains of the Enterobacteriaceae family.
APMIS. 2005 Jan ;113(1):1-6. PMID: 15676008
Animal Health Department, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain. [email protected]
An in vitro assay measuring the antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Coridothymus capitatus (Spanish origanum), Satureja montana, Thymus mastichina (Spanish Origanum majorana), Thymus zygis (Spanish variety of Thymus vulgaris) and Origanum vulgare has been carried out against poultry origin strains of Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella essen, and pig origin strains of enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), Salmonella choleraesuis and Salmonella typhimurium. Using the broth microdilution method, all the essential oils showed an MIC>or = 2% (v/v) for the two strains of E. coli. The essential oil that showed the highest antimicrobial activity against the four strains of Salmonella was Origanum vulgare (MIC