<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Essentials oils have been used over time in the food and cosmetics industry, but also in the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Environmental factors such as temperature, radiation and photoperiod play an extremely important role in the quantity and quality of volatile oils. It is also known that the vegetation stage can play an important role in the chemical composition of volatile oils. The purpose of this paper is to establish the antibacterial and antifungal activity of volatile oils of <italic>Thymus pannonicus</italic>, taking into account the ontogenetic stage in which the plants were collected, highlighting the compounds of therapeutic importance. To test the antimicrobial activity of essential oils two methods of work were used: Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method and microplate method. The essential oils studies were tested on <italic>Staphylococcus aureus</italic> ATCC 25923, <italic>Escherichia coli</italic> ATCC 25922 and <italic>Candida albicans</italic>. It was find that all essential oils tested have antimicrobial activity at all stages of development tested. The maximum antimicrobial activity has been recorded for the oils extracted from individuals collected at the anthesis stage.</p></abstract>

Essentials oils have been used over time in the food and cosmetics industry, but also in the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Environmental factors such as temperature, radiation and photoperiod play an extremely important role in the quantity and quality of volatile oils. It is also known that the vegetation stage can play an important role in the chemical composition of volatile oils. The purpose of this paper is to establish the antibacterial and antifungal activity of volatile oils of Thymus pannonicus, taking into account the ontogenetic stage in which the plants were collected, highlighting the compounds of therapeutic importance. To test the antimicrobial activity of essential oils two methods of work were used: Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method and microplate method. The essential oils studies were tested on Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 and Candida albicans. It was find that all essential oils tested have antimicrobial activity at all stages of development tested. The maximum antimicrobial activity has been recorded for the oils extracted from individuals collected at the anthesis stage.

The Study of Essentials Oils Obtained from <italic>Thymus pannonicus</italic> L. - Microbiological Aspects

Department of Experimental and Applied Biology, NIRDBS-Institute of Biological Research

Acta Biologica Marisiensis

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The Study of Essentials Oils Obtained from  L. - Microbiological Aspects

Essentials oils have been used over time in the food and cosmetics industry, but also in the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Environmental factors such as...

The Study of Essentials Oils Obtained from Thymus pannonicus L. - Microbiological Aspects

Published Online: Jun 08, 2020

Page range: 53 - 59

Received: Jun 07, 2018

Accepted: Jun 09, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2018-0006

Keywords
volatile oils, composition, antimicrobial activity, thyme, ontogenetic stage

© 2018 Irina Boz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Study of Essentials Oils Obtained from Thymus pannonicus L. - Microbiological Aspects

Published Online: Jun 08, 2020

Page range: 53 - 59

Received: Jun 07, 2018

Accepted: Jun 09, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2018-0006

Keywordsvolatile oils, composition, antimicrobial activity, thyme, ontogenetic stage

© 2018 Irina Boz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
volatile oils, composition, antimicrobial activity, thyme, ontogenetic stage