Lemongrass

“Lemongrass, eucalyptus, peppermint and orange oils were effective against all the 22 bacterial strains.”

lemongrass oil → inhibit → bacterial strains

“However, the essential oils of lemongrass, L. rehmannii, eugenol and R-carvone caused biofilm enhancement, rather than inhibition.”

Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass) essential oil → enhances → Listeria monocytogenes biofilms

“Nanoemulsions of lemongrass oil (LO) were developed for coating of grape berries (Vitis labruscana Bailey) to improve the shelf life and microbiological safety. Vortex mixing, high-shear probe mixing, and dynamic high pressure (DHP) processing were tested as methods of incorporating LO into a carnauba-based solution (0.5–4.0 g/100 g LO).”

nanoemulsion of lemongrass oil → produced by → dynamic high pressure (DHP) processing

“The coatings were also effective on reducing losses of weight, firmness, phenolic compounds, and antioxidant activity and delaying increases in total anthocyanin concentration in the berries.”

lemongrass oil nanoemulsion coating → reduced → weight loss, firmness loss, phenolic compounds loss, antioxidant activity loss, and total anthocyanin concentration increase

“Lemongrass, oregano and bay inhibited all organisms at concentrations of < or = 2.0% (v/v).”

lemongrass oil → inhibited → Acinetobacter baumanii, Aeromonas veronii biogroup sobria, Candida albicans, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype typhimurium, Serratia marcescens, Staphylococcus aureus