Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Aasiya Majeed, Sanjay Guleria, Khalid Hussain Salaria, Neha Sharma, Pooja Chaudhary and Faiqa Aiman

Abstract:
In the present study, antimicrobial activity of Rosmarinus officinalis Linn. essential oil was evaluated against food-borne bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus Subtilis. For in vitro antimicrobial tests, Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil exhibited moderate antibacterial activity against the test bacteria S. aureus and B. subtilis. Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil showed a significant reduction effect on the growth rate of surviving bacteria with inhibition zone diameter 10 ± 0.50 mm and 9.83 ± 0.58 mm respectively. Therefore, it can be suggested that rosemary oil has a potential to act as antimicrobial substitute in combating the Multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) which is a major global concern nowadays.