Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of star anise-cinnamon essential oil against multidrug-resistant Salmonella Thompson
Jie Zhang, Dapei Zhang, Yanhua Chen, Yongyu Gong, Binfang Yuan, Zhiyuan Mo, Haibo Tang, Junyu Tao, Ziheng Xu · 2025
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Jie Zhang and co-authors test two plant oils against a drug-resistant food germ, in this 2024 study. The germ is Salmonella Thompson, a cause of food poisoning, and the team found resistant strains in a freshwater snail sold as food in Guangxi, China. They checked whether star anise and cinnamon oils, alone or mixed, could kill the germ and strip its biofilms.
Cinnamon oil worked at far lower doses than star anise oil, and the mix acted with synergy, each boosting the other. Lab tests showed the blend breaks the germ's walls and membranes and thins its biofilms. Oddly, treated germs also raised some biofilm gene activity, which the authors read as a stress response. They present the blend as a candidate to refresh the fight against resistant food germs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jie Zhang, Dapei Zhang, Yanhua Chen, Yongyu Gong, Binfang Yuan, Zhiyuan Mo, Haibo Tang, Junyu Tao, Ziheng Xu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |