%0 Journal Article
%T Antimicrobial Effects of Plant Compounds against Virulent <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7 Strains Containing Shiga Toxin Genes in Laboratory Media and on Romaine Lettuce and Spinach
%A Javier R. Reyna-Granados
%A Lynn A. Joens
%A Bibiana Law
%A Mendel Friedman
%A Sadhana Ravishankar
%J Food and Nutrition Sciences
%P 392-405
%@ 2157-9458
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/fns.2021.124030
%X <i>Escherichia coli</i> strains produce Shiga-toxins Stx-1 and Stx-2 that contribute to their
virulence. The objective was to evaluate antimicrobial activities of plant
essential oils (oregano, cinnamon, lemongrass), their active components (carvacrol,
cinnamaldehyde, citral) and plant-extracts (green tea polyphenols, apple skin,
black tea, decaffeinated black tea, grapeseed and pomace extracts) against <i>E. coli</i> O157:H7 strains containing <i>Stx</i>-1 and <i>