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Effect of oregano essential oil on chicken lactobacilli andE. coli

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The effect of the oregano essential oil (EO) on lactobacilli andE. coli isolated from chicken was showed in the series ofin vitro andin vivo experiments. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of amikacin, apramycin, streptomycin, neomycin againstE. coli strains increased after oral application of EO.

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  1. Institute of Animal Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 040 01, Košice, Slovakia

    K. Horošová, D. Bujňáková & V. Kmeť

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The project was supported byVEGA (grant no. 2/4001) and theSlovak Grant Agency (grant no. 2003 SP 51/028 09 00/028 09 06).

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Horošová, K., Bujňáková, D. & Kmeť, V. Effect of oregano essential oil on chicken lactobacilli andE. coli . Folia Microbiol 51, 278–280 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02931812

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