1. Lorenzo-Leal AC, Palou E, López-Malo A. Evaluation of the efficiency of allspice, thyme and rosemary essential oils on two foodborne pathogens in in-vitro and on alfalfa seeds, and their effect on sensory characteristics of the sprouts. Int J Food Microbiol 2019; 295:19-24. [DOI:10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2019.02.008]

2. Kumar A, Rahal A, Chakraborty S, Tiwari R, Latheef SK, Dhama K. Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi): a miracle herb and boon to medical science- A Review. Int J Agron Plant Prod 2013; 4 :1580-9.

3. Samac DA, Austin-Phillips S. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Agrobacterium protocols 2006:301-12.

4. Watson BS, Lei Z, Dixon RA, Sumner LW. Proteomics of Medicago sativa cell walls. Phytochemistry 2004; 65:1709-20. [DOI:10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.04.026]

5. Liu X, Sun Y, Bian J, Lv M, Han T, Sun H, et al. Phytochemical and chemotaxonomic study on Medicago sativa L.(leguminosae). Biochem Syst Ecol 2018; 80: 55-8. [DOI:10.1016/j.bse.2018.06.008]

6. Nakhei rad MH, Khiyabaniyan asl A, Azari Takami Gh, Razavilar V, Tehrani Sharif M. Effect of probiotic Pediococcus acidilactic and manioligosaccharide and beta-glucan prebiotic on immune salmon and survival parameters against Streptococcus inaei. Vet Res Biol Prod 2020; 132: 40-47. [In Persian]

7. Wang J, Qin C, He T, Qiu K, Sun W, Zhang X, et al. Alfalfa-containing diets alter luminal microbiota structure and short chain fatty acid sensing in the caecal mucosa of pigs. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2018; 9: 1-9. [DOI:10.1186/s40104-017-0216-y]

8. Teferra TF. Possible actions of inulin as prebiotic polysaccharide: A review. Food Front 2021; 2:407-16. [DOI:10.1002/fft2.92]

9. Snow Setzer M, Sharifi-Rad J, Setzer WN. The search for herbal antibiotics: An in-silico investigation of antibacterial phytochemicals. Antibiotics 2016; 5:30. [DOI:10.3390/antibiotics5030030]

10. Khan S, Jan G, Bibi H, Sher J, Ullah S, Abidullah S. Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of the Cichorium intybus (Familyasteraceae) and Medicago sativa (Familyfabaceae) Peshawar. Pak J Pharmacognosy Phytochem 2018; 7:603-16.

11. Antonio C, Dolores M, Martínez Carrera DC, Rivera Tapia JA, Portillo Reyes R, Morales Almora P, et al. Detection of polysaccharides in Ganoderma lucidum extracts. Nova scientia2018; 10:247-57. [DOI:10.21640/ns.v10i21.1538]

12. Kato Y, Matsuda T, Hashimoto T. New gel permeation column for the separation of watersoluble polymers. J Chromatogr A 1985; 332: 39-46. [DOI:10.1016/S0021-9673(01)83285-4]

13. Rovkina K, Krivoshchekov S, Guryev A, Yusubov M, Belousov M. Water-soluble polysaccharides of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa (Fabaceae)) of flora of Krasnoyarsk krai. Russ J Org Chem 2018; 44: 854-9. [DOI:10.1134/S1068162018070105]

14. Slobodianiuk L, Budniak L, Marchyshyn S, Kostyshyn L, Zakharchuk O. Analysis of carbohydrates in Saponaria officinalis L. using GC/MS method. Pharmacia 2021; 68:339-45. [DOI:10.3897/pharmacia.68.e62691]

15. Starke I, Holzberger A, Kamm B, Kleinpeter E. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of carbohydrates in green juices (wild mix grass and alfalfa) from a green biorefinery by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Fresenius J Anal Chem 2000; 367: 65-72. [DOI:10.1007/s002160051600]

16. Chamachar MM, Fazeli MR, Salimi M, Samadi N. Growth promoting activity, anti-biofilm effect, and down regulation of papC and rcsA genes expression by Medicago sativa (alfalfa) extract. Food Bioscience 2022; 50: 102182 [DOI:10.1016/j.fbio.2022.102182]

17. Abobaker A, Alzwi A, Alraied AHA. Overview of the possible role of vitamin C in management of COVID-19. Pharmacol Rep 2020; 72:1517-1528. [DOI:10.1007/s43440-020-00176-1]

18. Darabipour F, Isazadeh Kh, Faazi Ghasemi M, Sadeghi Khamene Tabrizi S. Evaluation of antagonism effects Lactobacillus Acidophilus Lactobacillus palantaromber Z Enterobacteriaceae isolated from plants. Microbe World Magazine 2015 14-39.

19. Gillon AD, Saska I, Jennings CV, Guarino RF, Craik DJ, Anderson MA. Biosynthesis of circular proteins in plants. Plant J 2008; 53:505-15. [DOI:10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03357.x]

20. Li Y, Fu X, Ma X, Geng S, Jiang X, Huang Q, et al. Intestinal microbiome-metabolome responses to essential oils in piglets Front Microbiol 2018;9:1988. [DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2018.01988]

21. Liu C, Xue WJ, Ding H, An C, Ma SJ, Liu Y. Probiotic Potential of Lactobacillus Strains Isolated from Fermented Vegetables in Shaanxi, China. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:774903. [DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2021.774903]

22. Lorenzo-Leal AC, Palou E, López-Malo A. Evaluation of the efficiency of allspice, thyme and rosemary essential oils on two foodborne pathogens in in-vitro and on alfalfa seeds, and their effect on sensory characteristics of the sprouts. Int J Food Microbiol 2019; 295:19-24. [DOI:10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2019.02.008]

23. Kumar A, Rahal A, Chakraborty S, Tiwari R, Latheef SK, Dhama K. Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi): a miracle herb and boon to medical science- A Review. Int J Agron Plant Prod 2013; 4 :1580-9.

24. Samac DA, Austin-Phillips S. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Agrobacterium protocols 2006:301-12.

25. Watson BS, Lei Z, Dixon RA, Sumner LW. Proteomics of Medicago sativa cell walls. Phytochemistry 2004; 65:1709-20. [DOI:10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.04.026]

26. Liu X, Sun Y, Bian J, Lv M, Han T, Sun H, et al. Phytochemical and chemotaxonomic study on Medicago sativa L.(leguminosae). Biochem Syst Ecol 2018; 80: 55-8. [DOI:10.1016/j.bse.2018.06.008]

27. Nakhei rad MH, Khiyabaniyan asl A, Azari Takami Gh, Razavilar V, Tehrani Sharif M. Effect of probiotic Pediococcus acidilactic and manioligosaccharide and beta-glucan prebiotic on immune salmon and survival parameters against Streptococcus inaei. Vet Res Biol Prod 2020; 132: 40-47. [In Persian]

28. Wang J, Qin C, He T, Qiu K, Sun W, Zhang X, et al. Alfalfa-containing diets alter luminal microbiota structure and short chain fatty acid sensing in the caecal mucosa of pigs. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2018; 9: 1-9. [DOI:10.1186/s40104-017-0216-y]

29. Teferra TF. Possible actions of inulin as prebiotic polysaccharide: A review. Food Front 2021; 2:407-16. [DOI:10.1002/fft2.92]

30. Snow Setzer M, Sharifi-Rad J, Setzer WN. The search for herbal antibiotics: An in-silico investigation of antibacterial phytochemicals. Antibiotics 2016; 5:30. [DOI:10.3390/antibiotics5030030]

31. Khan S, Jan G, Bibi H, Sher J, Ullah S, Abidullah S. Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of the Cichorium intybus (Familyasteraceae) and Medicago sativa (Familyfabaceae) Peshawar. Pak J Pharmacognosy Phytochem 2018; 7:603-16.

32. Antonio C, Dolores M, Martínez Carrera DC, Rivera Tapia JA, Portillo Reyes R, Morales Almora P, et al. Detection of polysaccharides in Ganoderma lucidum extracts. Nova scientia2018; 10:247-57. [DOI:10.21640/ns.v10i21.1538]

33. Kato Y, Matsuda T, Hashimoto T. New gel permeation column for the separation of watersoluble polymers. J Chromatogr A 1985; 332: 39-46. [DOI:10.1016/S0021-9673(01)83285-4]

34. Rovkina K, Krivoshchekov S, Guryev A, Yusubov M, Belousov M. Water-soluble polysaccharides of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa (Fabaceae)) of flora of Krasnoyarsk krai. Russ J Org Chem 2018; 44: 854-9. [DOI:10.1134/S1068162018070105]

35. Slobodianiuk L, Budniak L, Marchyshyn S, Kostyshyn L, Zakharchuk O. Analysis of carbohydrates in Saponaria officinalis L. using GC/MS method. Pharmacia 2021; 68:339-45. [DOI:10.3897/pharmacia.68.e62691]

36. Starke I, Holzberger A, Kamm B, Kleinpeter E. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of carbohydrates in green juices (wild mix grass and alfalfa) from a green biorefinery by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Fresenius J Anal Chem 2000; 367: 65-72. [DOI:10.1007/s002160051600]

37. Chamachar MM, Fazeli MR, Salimi M, Samadi N. Growth promoting activity, anti-biofilm effect, and down regulation of papC and rcsA genes expression by Medicago sativa (alfalfa) extract. Food Bioscience 2022; 50: 102182 [DOI:10.1016/j.fbio.2022.102182]

38. Abobaker A, Alzwi A, Alraied AHA. Overview of the possible role of vitamin C in management of COVID-19. Pharmacol Rep 2020; 72:1517-1528. [DOI:10.1007/s43440-020-00176-1]

39. Darabipour F, Isazadeh Kh, Faazi Ghasemi M, Sadeghi Khamene Tabrizi S. Evaluation of antagonism effects Lactobacillus Acidophilus Lactobacillus palantaromber Z Enterobacteriaceae isolated from plants. Microbe World Magazine 2015 14-39.

40. Gillon AD, Saska I, Jennings CV, Guarino RF, Craik DJ, Anderson MA. Biosynthesis of circular proteins in plants. Plant J 2008; 53:505-15. [DOI:10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03357.x]

41. Li Y, Fu X, Ma X, Geng S, Jiang X, Huang Q, et al. Intestinal microbiome-metabolome responses to essential oils in piglets Front Microbiol 2018;9:1988. [DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2018.01988]

42. Liu C, Xue WJ, Ding H, An C, Ma SJ, Liu Y. Probiotic Potential of Lactobacillus Strains Isolated from Fermented Vegetables in Shaanxi, China. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:774903. [DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2021.774903]