Research Article
Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Thymus capitata Essential Oil with Its Preservative Effect against Listeria monocytogenes Inoculated in Minced Beef Meat
Table 3
Antibacterial activity of essential oil from Thymus capitata, using paper disc-diffusion method and microdilution test.
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(3) Disc-diffusion method. Inhibition zone in diameter around the discs impregnated with 12 L of essential oil. The diameter (9 mm) of the disc is included. MIC: minimal inhibitory concentration; values given as mg/mL for the essential oils. a: Chloramphenicol (30 g/L); b: streptomycin B (10 g/L); NT: not tested; NA: not active. |