Staphylococcus aureus antimicrobials effective against

Bacteriocins are defined as proteinaceous substances having an antimicrobial effect against closely related species. Strains among Lactobacillus and Pediococcus spp. form bacteriocins that are effective against Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes. Both are regarded as potential health risks in meat products. A recent review article by Stiles and Hastings (1991) covers the subject on the potential use of lactic acid bacteria in meat preservation. 

Decraene, V., Pratten, J., and Wilson, M. (2008a). Novel light-activated antimicrobial coatings are effective against surface-deposited Staphylococcus aureus. Curr. Microbiol. 57, 269-273. 

Physicians called attention to the effective antimicrobial action of organotin compounds in the middle of the last century. In 1958, Stalinon , a medical preparation consisting of diethyldiiodostannane and isolinolenic acid esters1072, was produced in France for the treatment of staphylococcus infections. Hexabutyldistannoxane in combination with formaldehyde1046 was used as a remedy against Staphylococcus aureus. 

Karamenderes et al. [67] reported the composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils obtained from Achillea millefolium L. subsp. pannonica (Scheele) Hayek, Achillea millefolium subsp. millefolium, Achillea arithmifolia Waldst Kitt and Achillea kotschyi Boiss. subsp. kotschyi, four Achillea species from Turkey. 1,8-cineole, Fig. (2), artemisia alcohol and ascaridole were identified as major components. The essential oils showed antibacterial and antifungal effects even with low concentrations. The essential oil of the flowering tops of another Achillea species, Achillea fragantissimum (Forsk.) Sch. Bip growing in Sinai, was analyzed [68]. Santolina alcohol, a- and P-thujone, Fig. (5) and artemisia ketone account for approximately 80% of the oil. The oil showed marked antimicrobial activities against Escherichia coli. Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus. 

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