Login | Request Account (DAF staff only)

Investigating Antimicrobial Characteristics/Advantages of Australian Wood Species for Use in Food Packaging - A Feasibility Study

Share this record

Add to FacebookAdd to LinkedinAdd to XAdd to WechatAdd to Microsoft_teamsAdd to WhatsappAdd to Any

Export this record

View Altmetrics

Shirmohammadi, M. (2022) Investigating Antimicrobial Characteristics/Advantages of Australian Wood Species for Use in Food Packaging - A Feasibility Study. Forests, 13 (2). p. 334. ISSN 1999-4907

[img]
Preview
PDF
4MB

Article Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/f13020334

Publisher URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/2/334

Abstract

The antimicrobial characteristics of Australian commercial timber species were studied using a direct screening method and two different microorganisms. The effectiveness of timber samples was compared with plastic and paper samples during an incubation period of 24 h at 37 °C. The initial data with E. coli and S. aureus showed no difference in performance between the plastic and paper samples and the softwood samples tested. Hardwood samples, however, showed an inhibition zone when tested with S. Aureus. The data showed similar trends of inhibition zones developed for sterilised and non-sterilised samples of spotted gum and shining gum species. The observed data showed promising antimicrobial characteristics for both veneer and solid samples of hardwood species. Further studies investigating the type of extractives, their role in antimicrobial characteristics and differences in the type of surface exposed to the microbial contamination from the point of view of timber’s anatomical properties are proposed.

Item Type:Article
Business groups:Horticulture and Forestry Science
Keywords:hardwood; softwood; timber species; extractive content; antimicrobial characteristics; timber anatomy
Subjects:Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Agricultural chemistry. Agricultural chemicals
Forestry > Research. Experimentation
Forestry > Forestry machinery and engineering
Forestry > Exploitation and utilization
Live Archive:24 Feb 2022 04:14
Last Modified:24 Feb 2022 04:14

Repository Staff Only: item control page

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics