Highlights • Test essential oils >0.1% were cytotoxic to fetal rhesus monkey kidney cell lines. • 1% thyme oil reduced the Hepatitis A virus load to 1.6 log PFU/mL in suspensions. • Treatment with 1% thyme and cinnamon oil reduced the virus load on various surfaces. • Virus titer reduction in suspensions and surfaces was oil concentration-dependent. • Virus genome copies were negligibly altered with high-dose essential oil treatment.
【저자키워드】 RT-qPCR, virucidal, hepatitis A virus, essential oil, suspension test, Carrier test,