Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Cactus Pear (Opuntia) Seed Oils

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Antimicrobial activity of oil extracted from green cactus pear (G); oil extracted from red cactus pear seeds (R); streptomycin (S); ampicillin (AMP); and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (SXT). Candida. albicans (ATCC 10231) (a); Escherichia. coli O58:H21 (ATCC 10536) (b); Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 13565) (c); Listeria monocytogenes (CCUG15526) (d); Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC15442) (e); Saccharomyces cerevisiae (CECT1942) (f).

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