%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>