Influence of eight chosen essential oils in the vapor phase on the growth of Rhizopus stolonifer and Rhizopus lyococcus

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  • Dana Tančinová Slovak University of Agriculture, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia, +421 37641 4433 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6790-8169
  • Miroslava Hlebová University of SS. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Nám. J. Herdu 2, SK–91701 Trnava, Slovakia, +421 33 5565 337 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-9981
  • Denisa Folitinova Slovak University of Agriculture, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
  • Zuzana Mašková Slovak University of Agriculture, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia, +421 37641 4432 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3413-9337
  • Zuzana Barboráková Slovak University of Agriculture, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia, +421 37 6414494

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5219/1586

Keywords:

essential oils, Rhizopus stolonifer, Rhizopus lyococcus, antifungal activity, vapour phase

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the fungicidal effect of eight essential oils against five strains of the genus Rhizopus. Strains were obtained from various moldy foods,  namely Rhizopus stolonifer KMi 383 from chestnut, R. stolonifer KMi 510 from strawberry, R. stolonifer KMi 511 from nectarine, R. stolonifer KMi 524 from cherry tomatoes, and R. lyococcus KMi 512 from blackberry. The essential oils (EO) used in this study were jasmine EO (extract from Jasminum officinale L.), bergamot EO (Mentha aquatica L. var. citrata (Her.) Fresen), bitter orange EO (from Citrus aurantium L.), grapefruit EO (Citrus paradisi Macfady), sweet flag EO (East Asian Calamus, from Acorus calamus L. var. angustatus Bes), star anise EO (from Illicium verum J.D.Hook), geranium EO (from Pelargonium graveolens), and lemongrass EO (from Cymbopogon citratus DC). The semi-quantitative composition of the essential oil samples was determined by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The antifungal activity of essential oils against the strains of R. stolonifer and R. lyococcus was determined during 7 days, using the micro-atmosphere method (0.625 μL.mL-1 of air). Two essential oils, geranium and lemongrass, completely inhibited the growth of all isolates. Bitter orange essential oil inhibited the growth of all isolates of Rhizopus stolonifer, but isolate of Rhizopus lyococcus began to grow after four days of cultivation. In conclusion, certain essential oils are highly effective in the vapor phase. These could be used in further tests of their antifungal activity and could be used in the control of Rhizopus spp. or other fungal pathogens.

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Tančinová, D., Hlebová, M., Folitinova, D., Mašková, Z., & Barboráková, Z. (2021). Influence of eight chosen essential oils in the vapor phase on the growth of Rhizopus stolonifer and Rhizopus lyococcus. Potravinarstvo Slovak Journal of Food Sciences, 15, 378–386. https://doi.org/10.5219/1586

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