期刊
FOODS
卷 10, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods10123006
关键词
Listeria monocytogenes; antimicrobial agents; essential oils; multidrug-resistance; foodborne disease
资金
- Scientific Research Deanship at University of Ha'il, SaudiArabia [RG-20 200]
The study investigated the antilisterial activity of different essential oils against multidrug-resistant L. monocytogenes strains, with cinnamon bark oil showing the most effectiveness. Among the examined samples, 48% were found to be contaminated with L. monocytogenes, and 64.1% of the isolates were categorized as multidrug-resistant.
Listeria monocytogenes is one of the most severe foodborne pathogens found in several habitats. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the antilisterial activity of different essential oils (EOs) against multidrug-resistant (MDR) L. monocytogenes strains isolated from fresh chicken meat. Our results showed that the prevalence of L. monocytogenes in the examined samples was 48%. Seventy-eight isolates were identified as L. monocytogenes. Out of these, 64.1% were categorized as MDR and were categorized in 18 patterns with 50 MDR isolates. One isolate was selected randomly from each pattern to investigate their biofilm-forming ability, resistance, and virulence genes incidence. Out of 18 MDR isolates, 88.9% showed biofilm-forming ability. Moreover, the most prevalent resistance genes were ermB (72%), aadA (67%), penA (61%), and floR genes (61%). However, the most prevalent virulence genes were inlA (94.4%), prfA (88.9%), plcB (83.3%), and actaA (83.3%). The antilisterial activity of EOs showed that cinnamon bark oil (CBO) was the most effective antilisterial agent. CBO activity could be attributed to the bioactivity of cinnamaldehyde which effects cell viability by increasing the bacterial cell electrical conductivity, ion leakage, and salt tolerance capacity loss. Therefore, CBO could be an effective alternative natural agent for food safety applications.
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