Effect of Olive oil and Almond oil on growth and Inhibition activity of Lactobacillus acidophilus against some pathogenic bacteria

Abstract

The effect of Olive oil and Almond oil (1,3,5)% on growth and inhibition activity of Lactobacillus acidophilus were tested against some pathogenic bacteria included Escherichia coli , Acinetobacter baumannii , Enterobacter aerugens , Proteus mirabilis , Staphylococcus aureus , Listeria monocytogenes. The results of this study showed that olive oil and Almond oil enhanced the growth of L. acidophilus , also increase the inhibition activity of L. acidophilus in some case according to pathogenic bacteria . The results showed that the Olive oil increase inhibition activity against A. baumannii and P. mirabilis with inhibition diameter (20-25)mm, while the almond oil increase inhibition activity against A. baumannii , P. mirabilis , S. aureus and L. monocytogenes with inhibition diameter(15-22)mm.