title: Antifungal activity of essential oils against selected terverticillate penicillia.
abstract: The aim of this study was to screen 15 essential oils of selected plant species, viz. Lavandula angustifolia, Carum carvi, Pinus mungo var. pulmilio, Mentha piperita, Chamomilla recutita L., Pinus sylvestris, Satureia hortensis L., Origanum vulgare L., Pimpinella anisum, Rosmarinus officinalis L., Salvia officinalis L., Abietis albia etheroleum, Chamomilla recutita L. Rausch, Thymus vulgaris L., Origanum vulgare L. for antifungal activity against five Penicillium species: Penicillium brevicompactum, Penicillium citrinum, Penicillium crustosum, Penicillium expansum and Penicillium griseofulvum. The method used for screening included the disc diffusion method. The study points out the wide spectrum of antifungal activity of essential oils against Penicillium fungi. There were five essential oils of the 15 mentioned above which showed a hopeful antifungal activity: Pimpinella anisum, Chamomilla recutita L., Thymus vulgaris, Origanum vulgare L. The most hopeful antifungal activity and killing effect against all tested penicillia was found to be Origanum vulgare L. and Pimpinella anisum. The lowest level of antifungal activity was demonstrated by the oils Pinus mungo var. pulmilio, Salvia officinalis L., Abietis albia etheroleum, Chamomilla recutita L. Rausch, Rosmarinus officinalis.
authors.affiliation: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Soňa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Felšöciová
authors.affiliation: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Miroslava
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kačániová
authors.affiliation: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Horská
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Serbia.
authors.forename: Nenad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vukovič
authors.affiliation: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Lukáš
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hleba
authors.affiliation: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petrová
authors.affiliation: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Katarina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rovná
authors.affiliation: University of Economics in Košice, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stričík
authors.affiliation: University of Economics in Košice, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Zuzana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hajduová
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000187:drug effects*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils