fa public specific orginal article <strong><em>Background:</em></strong> <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>, <em>Salmonella&nbsp;enterica</em>, <em>Escherichia </em><em>Coli</em> (<em>E. Coli</em>) and <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em> are considered as important foodborne pathogens. <em>Pistachia atlantica </em>sub sp.<em> Kurdica, </em>called wild pistachio, has been known as an antimicrobial compound. The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of this essential oil (EO) on some of foodborne pathogens. <strong><em>Methods:</em></strong> The EO of <em>Pistachia atlantica</em> was obtained by hydro-distillation and analyzed by GC-MASS. The antibacterial effects of <em>Pistachia atlantica </em>were evaluated at two concentrations of 10 and 15 &micro;L&nbsp;against <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>, <em>E. Coli</em>, <em>Salmonella enterica</em>, and <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em> using disk diffusion method. The analysis was done by SPSS. <strong><em>Results:</em></strong> In the current study, &alpha;-pinene (92.5%) and &szlig;-pinene (1.62%) were the main components of <em>Pistachia atlantica</em> EO. The EO was most effective on <em>Salmonella enterica</em>, whereas, its effect on <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em> was the weakest. The results showed a significant difference in reducing <em>Salmonella enterica</em> in comparison to others (<em>P</em> < 0.05). <strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong> The EO has inhibitory effects on the studied bacteria. Therefore, this&nbsp;EO can be used as a natural preservative to extend the shelf life of foods. Pistachia atlantica, antimicrobial, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia Coli, Listeria monocytogenes 186 190 http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-164-2&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Hasan Ellahi No 1Zoonotic Diseases Research Center, Department of Food Hygiene and Safety, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Elham Khalili Sadrabad 0000-0001-5309-3333 No 1Zoonotic Diseases Research Center, Department of Food Hygiene and Safety, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran SeyedHossein Hekmatimoghaddam 0000-0001-9859-3753 No Department of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, School of Paramedicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Ali Jebali 0000-0002-1353-3864 No 3Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Jalal Sadeghizadeh-yazdi 0000-0002-6188-3535 No Departmeny of Food Sciences and Technology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Ira Fatemeh Rastiani No Zoonotic Diseases Research Center, Department of Food Hygiene and Safety, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Fateme Akrami Mohajeri 0000-0002-8338-1464 Yes Zoonotic Diseases Research Center, Department of Food Hygiene and Safety, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.