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AIVI - December 2008 - Issue 2
https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2008.1045

EFFECT OF ESSENTIAL OIL ON BIOFILM PRODUCTION BY DIFFERENT LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES STRAINS

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Received: 8 February 2013
Published: 19 December 2008
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Essential oil, biofilm, L. monocytogenes.

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L. Iacumin
lucia.zoppi@pagepress.org
Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti - Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy.
M Manzano
Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti - Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy.
H Pustetto
Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti - Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy.
C. Giusto
Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti - Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy.
D Boscolo
Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti - Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy.
G. Comi
Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti - Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy.
The effects of different essential oil (hexanal, 2-(E)-hexenal, carvacrol, citron, red orange, thymol and limonene) on biofilm production of some Lmonocytogenes strains are evaluated. The formation of biofilm on certain surfaces or on the food, seems to be related with cross-contamination during processing or with the contamination of the final product, with potential risk for the consumer. Many studies were done on the antimicrobial activity of essential oils and their components, but not too much is known about their capacity to influence and reduce the microbial production of biofilm. Our data showed that essential oils can inhibit or limit the biofilm production.

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EFFECT OF ESSENTIAL OIL ON BIOFILM PRODUCTION BY DIFFERENT LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES STRAINS. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2008 Dec. 19 [cited 2026 Sep. 12];1(2):11-6. Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2008.2.11

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