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The antimicrobial activity of marjoram essential oil was determined using Staphylococcus aureas ATCC 6923, Pseudomonas auregonosa ATCC 9027, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, E. coli ATCC 8736, and two hospital resistant microbes isolates 16 and 21, marjoram oil was found to be effective against used pathogenic bacteria. The chemical composition of the essential oil was analyzed by GC-Ms. The major components were Terpineol, cis-beta, Alpha-terpieol, l-terpinen-4-ol. Linalool and I, 6-octadien-3-ol, 3. 7 dimethyl-, 2aminobenzoate. Inhibition was observed at concentration [4-7 micro l/ml] with reference strain and [10 - 15 micro l/ml] with hospital resistant microbes using disk diffusion and micro dilution methods
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Smoked herring was exposed to the local traditional ways of heat treatment [microwave, steaming, baking and direct heat] according to Egyptian habits to determine their effect on the quality of smoked herring, Proximate composition, fatty acids and amino acids were studied. There was a significant [P = .0.5] difference in moisture, protein and fat content between different heat treatments, at the same time no significant difference was found in ash content. Different heat treatment neither altered the fatty acids profile nor the amino acids composition. No significant difference was found in the thiobarbituric acids reactive substances [TBARS]. Sensory evaluation elucidated that unheated smoked herring together with that exposed to direct heat were the most acceptable and had the highest scores for the degree of liking by the panelists. Microbiological analysis revealed be concluded that streaming and baking had the least total aerobic bacterial counts. It can that there was some changes in the quality of smoked herring due to different heating methods. The information presented would be useful for nutrient data bank to aid in dietary formulation
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Fishes/methods , Heating/methods , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Amino Acids/chemistry , MicrobiologyABSTRACT
Two biological control agents, Nemaless [a commercial suspension of the bacterium Serratia marcescens; 1 x 10 [9] bacterial cells/ml] and Nemastop plus [a commercial suspension presumably of garlic, allium sativum, extract and the fungus Paeciiomyces lilacinus], were tried to determine their effects on cucumber growth parameters and Meloidogyne javanica development and reproduction. Both have significantly [P = 0.05] reduced the rootknot nematode final population on cucumber cv. Royal sluis. The hatching percentages of M.javanica eggs were significantly [P = 0.05] reduced in the Nemaless and Nemastop plus treated soil compared to the control [nematode only]. Nemastop plus was more effective in reducing the nematode population levels than Nemaless. Yet, the two compounds together did not show a synergistic effect on M. javanica final population density but rather showed decrease in the efficacy. The beneficial effects of such biocontrol agents were mirrored by better shoot growth of cucumber cv. Royal sluis in the treated pots