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Glasnik Zaštite Bilja, Vol. 46. No. 3., 2023.

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https://doi.org/10.31727/gzb.46.3.12

The potential of chives, wild garlic, and garlic plant extracts in suppression of bacterial growth

Saud Hamidović orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-5746-5114 ; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Emina Čakić ; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fejzo Bašić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-3461-8509 ; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Monika Stojanova orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-6525-7099 ; Open Science, Association for Scientific Research, Educational and Cultural Activities, Ohrid, North Macedonia
Blažo Lalević orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-0285-1645 ; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Zemun, Serbia

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Abstract

Food spoilage is phenomenon associated with occurence of the microorganisms in agricultural products. Due to the ability of several microorganisms to colonize plant material, agrochemicals were proposed to suppress bacterial growth. However, overuse of agrochemicals has detrimental impact on environmental quality. Therefore, the objective of this research was to evaluate the potential of aqueous extracts of garlic (Allium sativum L.), wild garlic (Allium ursinum L.), and chives (Allium schoenoprasum L.) to suppress the growth of Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli. The antimicrobial activity of these plant extracts was determined using the disc diffusion method. Mueller-Hinton agar was inoculated with bacterial inoculum; six filter paper disks, impregnated with 15 μl aqueous extract (1, 2 and 4%), were placed on each agar surface. The Petri dishes were incubated at 37 °C for 24 hours. The diameter of the zone of inhibition was measured and expressed in millimeters (mm). Almost all aqueous extracts showed a negligible effect on the growth of E. coli and E. faecalis. Significant suppression of bacterial growth compared with other treatments was observed with the aqueous extract of wild garlic at a concentration of 4%. This research confirms the potential of wild garlic extract in suppression of potential pathogens.

Keywords

antimicrobial activity; chives; garlic; inhibition zone; wild garlic

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300538

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Publication date:

21.4.2023.

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Date received: 31 March 2023

Date accepted: 12 April 2023

Publication date: 21 April 2023

Volume: 46

Issue: 3

Pages: 110-115

DOI: 10.31727/gzb.46.3.12

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Subject: Izvorni znanstveni članak

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Subject: Research-article

Keywords:

Keyword: antimicrobial activity

Keyword: chives

Keyword: garlic

Keyword: inhibition zone

Keyword: wild garlic

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Keyword: antimikrobna aktivnost

Keyword: vlasac

Keyword: češnjak

Keyword: zona inhibicije

Keyword: medvjeđi luk

The potential of chives, wild garlic, and garlic plant extracts in suppression of bacterial growth

Translated Title (hr): Potencijal biljnih ekstrakata vlasca, medvjeđeg luka

Saud Hamidović[1]

Emina Čakić[1]

Fejzo Bašić[1]

Monika Stojanova[2]

Blažo Lalević[3]

Email: blazol@agrif.bg.ac.rs

 

[1] Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

[2] Open Science, Association for Scientific Research, Educational and Cultural Activities, Ohrid, North Macedonia

[3] Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Zemun, Serbia

Abstract

Food spoilage is phenomenon associated with occurence of the microorganisms in agricultural products. Due to the ability of several microorganisms to colonize plant material, agrochemicals were proposed to suppress bacterial growth. However, overuse of agrochemicals has detrimental impact on environmental quality. Therefore, the objective of this research was to evaluate the potential of aqueous extracts of garlic (Allium sativum L.), wild garlic (Allium ursinum L.), and chives (Allium schoenoprasum L.) to suppress the growth of Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli. The antimicrobial activity of these plant extracts was determined using the disc diffusion method. Mueller-Hinton agar was inoculated with bacterial inoculum; six filter paper disks, impregnated with 15 μl aqueous extract (1, 2 and 4%), were placed on each agar surface. The Petri dishes were incubated at 37 °C for 24 hours. The diameter of the zone of inhibition was measured and expressed in millimeters (mm). Almost all aqueous extracts showed a negligible effect on the growth of E. coli and E. faecalis. Significant suppression of bacterial growth compared with other treatments was observed with the aqueous extract of wild garlic at a concentration of 4%. This research confirms the potential of wild garlic extract in suppression of potential pathogens.

Translated Abstract

Kvarenje hrane je pojava povezana sa prisustvom mikroorganizama u poljoprivrednim proizvodima. Zbog sposobnosti nekih mikroorganizama da koloniziraju biljni materijal, predložena je upotreba agrokemikalija za suzbijanje rasta bakterija. Međutim, prekomjerna uporaba agrokemikalija ima štetan utjecaj na kvalitetu okoliša. Stoga je cilj ovog istraživanja bio procijeniti potencijal vodenih ekstrakata češnjaka (Allium sativum L.), medvjeđeg luka (Allium ursinum L.) i vlasca (Allium schoenoprasum L.) u suzbijanju rasta Enterococcus faecalis i Escherichia coli. Antimikrobna aktivnost ovih biljnih ekstrakata određena je disk difuzijskom metodom. Mueller-Hinton agar inokuliran je bakterijskim inokulantom; šest diskova filter papira, impregniranih sa 15 μl vodenog ekstrakta (1, 2 i 4%), postavljeno je na svaku površinu agara. Petrijeve zdjelice inkubirane su na 37 °C u trajanju od 24 h. Promjer zone inhibicije izmjeren je i izražen u milimetrima (mm). Svi vodeni ekstrakti pokazali su inhibitorni učinak na rast E. coli i E. faecalis Vodeni ekstrakt medvjeđeg luka u koncentraciji od 4% značajno je suzbio rast bakterija u usporedbi sa drugim tretmanima. Ovo istraživanje potvrđuje potencijal ekstrakta medvjeđeg luka u suzbijanju potencijalnih patogena.

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