341674

Inhibition effect of rosemary and black cumin essential oils on some micro-organisms

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Horticulture Sciences

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the antimicrobial activity of rosemary and black cumin essential oils against different isolates of microorganisms including two bacteria strains: gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) and gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli) as well as two fungus strains (Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus) and one yeast strain (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). Four concentrations of rosemary and black cumin essential oils (5, 10, 15, or 20 µl /ml) were examined against all tested strains of microorganisms by the agar diffusion method. The results showed that all various concentrations of rosemary and black cumin essential oils possess a significant inhibitory effect on the microorganisms strains used in this study. Rosemary is significantly the most effective essential oil against all tested strains of microorganisms compared to black cumin essential oil. The higher concentration of the essential oil has the greatest effect on growth inhibition compared to other concentrations. Depending on the findings of this study, it can be said that the essential oils of rosemary and black cumin have a greater and wider range of antimicrobial activity against several food-borne bacteria, and the crude extract can be used to find biological active items that may act as a starting point for the creation of new antimicrobial compounds. So, it can be recommended to use these essential oils as a source of potential of the active components in food preservatives.

DOI

10.21608/ajar.2024.158689.1088

Keywords

antimicrobial activity, rosemary, black cumin, Essential oils, Bacteria, fungus, yeast

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Abdelwahab

MiddleName

Abdelaziz

Affiliation

Department of Viticulture, Horticulture Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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mohamedabdelaziz2020grape@gmail.com

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Giza governorate

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A. M.

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El-Gamal

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Department, Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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First Name

Amira S. A.

Last Name

Soliman

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Natural Resources Department, Faculty of African Postgraduate Studies, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

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First Name

Fawzia I.

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Moursy

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Natural Resources Department, Faculty of African Postgraduate Studies, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

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First Name

Najah A. Ali

Last Name

Najah A. Ali

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Chemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

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First Name

Mahasen A. Sedki

Last Name

Mahasen A. Sedki

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Affiliation

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Volume

48

Article Issue

2

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46166

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2022-09-01

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

148

Page End

154

Print ISSN

1110-1563

Online ISSN

2786-0051

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Original Article

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929

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Publication Title

Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural Research

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https://ajar.journals.ekb.eg/

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Inhibition effect of rosemary and black cumin essential oils on some micro-organisms

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Created At

24 Dec 2024