| Article Info | 제29권 3호 강원 농업생명환경연구 Vol.29, No.3, pp.178-184, 2017 |
| Title | Antimicrobial Activity of Foreign Plant Extracts Against Foodborne Pathogens |
| Author | Lee, H. J.1 , E. H. Park1 , C. Y. Choi1 , T. T. Bach2 , W. Y. Li3 , S. M. Eum4 and M. D. Kim1* |
| Institutions |
1Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea 2Department of Botany, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 18, Vietnam 3Institute of Medicinal Plants, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China 4International Biological Material Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Korea |
| Abstract | This study was performed to determine the inhibitory effects of tropical plant extracts on four foodborne pathogens (Salmonella Typhimurium, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Listeria monocytogenes). Five hundred plant extracts were obtained from the International Biological Material Research Center and screened; five were found to display an inhibitory effect on foodborne pathogens. The antimicrobial activity was estimated by the disk diffusion method, which was used to measure the clear zone and to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration of the plant extract. Among the extracts tested, Lithocarpus tubulosus and Corylopsis sinensis showed notable bactericidal effects against S. Typhimurium, B. cereus, S. aureus, and L. monocytogenes, which suggested their potential use as potent natural additives for the food or cosmetic industries. |
| Keyword | Bactericidal effect, Disk diffusion method, Foodborne pathogens, Tropical plant extracts |
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