Chitin is the structural material of crustaceans, insects, and fungi, and is the second most
abundant biopolymer after cellulose on earth. Chitosan, a deacetylated derivative of chitin …

Essential oils are a complex mixture of odoriferous, volatile organic compounds. There are
an extensive number of published articles which highlight the antimicrobial action of a …

Agar is a biopolymer extracted from certain red algae. The continuous and transparent film
made from agar gum is becoming a common and renewable alternative for plastic-based …

A wide range of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) have been explored for their
essential oils in the past few decades. Essential oils are complex volatile compounds …

Chitosan is a biodegradable biocompatible polymer derived from natural renewable
resources with numerous applications in various fields, and one of which is the area of …

Essential oils (EOs) have risen in popularity over the past decade. These oils function in
society as holistic integrative modalities to traditional medicinal treatments, where many …

Antimicrobial compounds produced by microorganisms have been used for decades in
poultry diets to increase performance and decrease morbidity particularly in broiler chickens …

In vitro studies have demonstrated antibacterial activity of essential oils (EOs) against
Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli O157: H7, Shigella …

Using plant essential oils (EOs) contributes to the growing number of natural plants'
applications in livestock. Scientific data supporting the efficacy of EOs as anti-inflammatory …

Objective This work is an attempt to examine the antifungal activity of thymol, carvacrol,
eugenol and menthol against 11 food-decaying fungi. Methods The susceptibility test for the …