Oil-in-water nanoemulsions were formulated using sunflower oil mixed with each of the essential oils Tasmannia lanceolata (Tasmanian pepper leaf [TPL]), Backhousia citriodora (lemon myrtle [LM]) and Syzygium anisatum (anise [AM]) stabilized Tween 80 ultrasonication. An oil-surfactant ratio 3:1 was found to produce lowest emulsion droplet sizes 96.6 nm for LM, 122.2 AM 131.8 TPL. Increase in sur...

materials and methods lactic acid bacteria isolated from spoiled fruits and vegetables and grown in mrs medium were screened against multi-drug-resistant candida albicans, klebsiella pneumoniae, pseudomonas aeruginosa, escherichia coli, and enterococcus fecalis. results fifty-four lactic acid bacteria were isolated from spoiled fruits and vegetables, of which 11 gram-positive and catalase-negat...