Abirami Arasu, Nagaram Prabha, Durga Devi, Praveen Kumar Issac, Khaloud Mohammed Alarjani, Dunia A Al Farraj, Reem A Aljeidi, Dina S Hussein, Magesh Mohan, Jehad Zuhair Tayyeb, Ajay Guru, Jesu Arockiaraj
Listeria monocytogenes is an important food-borne pathogen that causes listeriosis and has a high case fatality rate despite its low incidence. Medicinal plants and their secondary metabolites have been identified as potential antibacterial substances, serving as replacements for synthetic chemical compounds. The present studies emphasize two significant medicinal plants, Allium cepa and Zingiber officinale, and their efficacy against L. monocytogenes. Firstly, a bacterial isolate was obtained from milk and identified through morphology and biochemical reactions...
December 4, 2023: Journal of Microbiology / the Microbiological Society of Korea