RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Antimicrobial Effect of Simira ecuadorensis Extracts and Their Impact on Improving Shelf Life in Chicken and Fish Products A1 Reyes, Jorge F. A1 Diez Mate, Ana MÂȘ A1 Melero Gil, Beatriz A1 Rovira Carballido, Jordi A1 Jaime Moreno, Isabel K1 Simira ecuadorensis extract K1 Antimicrobial activity K1 Pathogenic bacteria K1 Spoilage bacteria K1 Chicken broth K1 Fish hamburgers K1 Alimentos K1 Food AB The objective of this work was to evaluate the antimicrobial potential of different extracts ofSimira ecuadorensis, a characteristic plant of Ecuador, and to validate its potential as a food preservative.Four extracts referred to as ethanol, ethanol-water (50:50 v/v), spray-dried, and freeze-dried wereobtained under different processes. Initially, their antimicrobial activities were evaluated against awide group of microorganisms consisting of 20 pathogenic and spoilage microbial strains found infoods through the agar diffusion method. Then, the extracts with the best yields and antimicrobialproperties against microorganisms of greatest interest were selected to determine their effect onmodel foods preserved under normal commercial conditions through challenge tests. Spray-driedand ethanol-water extracts were tested for their ability to inhibit C. jejuni in chicken model products,where is a common pathogen and Shew. putrefaciens in fish model products as it is a spoilagemicroorganism frequently found in fish. One solid and one liquid were chosen as model foods:burger and broth, respectively. Campylobacter jejuni and Shewanella putrefaciens were effectivelyinhibited by the four extracts with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 80 mg/mL. Bacilluscereus, Yersinia enterocolitica, Clostridium perfringens, and Leuconostoc mesenteroides were also inhibitedby ethanolic extract. The ethanol-water extract showed greater antimicrobial activity in fish products,whereas spray-dried extract had low growth inhibition of C. jejuni in chicken burgers; however, itwas quite effective on C. jejuni in broth. The spray-dried extract significantly decreased the pH of thechicken burgers, while the ethanolic extract had a slight impact on the pH of the fish burgers. Thepresence of antibacterial effects revealed that the S. ecuadorensis extracts could be potentially used infood preservation and as a natural antimicrobial. PB MDPI YR 2022 FD 2022-08 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7587 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7587 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 23-nov-2024