The microbiological stability of cosmetic products is crucial, especially in products with high water content, such as creams. Therefore, preservatives are used in order to protect consumers from harmful pathogens that would otherwise invade the cosmetics. Despite their function, the addition of preservatives can be considered controversial in the ...

By Tatjana Stević, Nemanja Krgovic, Jelena Mudrić, Nada Cujic Nikolic, Ana Žugić, Dubravka Bigović, Tea Ganić, Katarina Šavikin

Plant diseases caused by infection with pathogenic fungi can lead to the reduction in the capacity of plant growth or can cause far more serious damage, leading to the death of plants and significant losses in food production. Numerous recent studies are devoted to the investigation of bacteria from genus Bacillus as producers of secondary metaboli...

By Ivica Dikić, Tatjana Stević, Tanja Berić, Ivan Nikolić, Tamara Janakiev, Đorđe Fira, Slaviša Stanković

In recent years great attention was paid to biological control, the application of natural products in order to protect crops and medicinal plants against contamination with phytopathogenic and saprophytic fungi. Essential oils have been evaluated as a potentially safe replacement for chemicals used for that purpose. In this regard, antifungal pote...

By Tatjana Stević, Slaviša Stanković, Katarina Šavikin, Dejan Gođevac, Ivica Dimkić, Marina Soković

Biological control involves the use of beneficial microorganisms (bacteria, yeasts, fungi) or the products of their metabolism, as well as the application of plant extracts and essential oils as alternative measures in plant protection. Examining over 40 stored dried medicinal plant species the lowest microbial quality were determined for corn silk...

By Tatjana Stević