Evaluation of antibacterial activity of essential oils extracted from Thymus satureioides and Mentha pulegium against antibiotic resistance bacteria from raw sheep milk
Abstract:Aims: This study evaluated in vitro resistance and susceptibility of Enterobacteriaceae (Escherichia coli and Klebsiella oxytoca strains) and Staphylococci strains, isolated from sheep's milk, against antibiotics and essential oils from Thymus satureioides and Mentha pulegium. Methodology and results: Antibiotic resistance tests were done using disc diffusion while essential oils were extracted by steam distillation and yields were calculated relative to plant dry matter. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (… Show more
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