title: Antimicrobial activity of natural agents coated on starch-based films against Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: This study investigated the antimicrobial (AM) activity of starch-based films coated with linalool, carvacrol, or thymol against Staphylococcus aureus in vitro or inoculated on the surface of Cheddar cheese. In solid media using the agar diffusion method, the inhibitory effect of linalool, carvacrol, or thymol coated onto the films increased significantly (P≤ 0.05) with the increase in concentration of each AM agent. All the coated films effectively inhibited the growth of S. aureus on the surface of Cheddar cheese. The sensitivity of S. aureus to the AM agents tested in the concentration range of the study is in the order of thymol > carvacrol > linalool.
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Science, Victoria Univ., P.O. Box 14428, Melbourne 8001, Australia.
authors.forename: Kuorwel K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kuorwel
authors.forename: Marlene J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cran
authors.forename: Kees
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sonneveld
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miltz
authors.forename: Stephen W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Bigger
mesh_terms: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D058491:Bacterial Load / Q000187:drug effects; D002611:Cheese / Q000382:microbiology; D000081007:Cymenes; D005516:Food Microbiology; D016014:Linear Models; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013213:Starch / Q000737:chemistry*; D013943:Thymol / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000081007:Cymenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D011108:Polymers; D013943:Thymol; D013213:Starch; C073316:carvacrol; C018584:linalool