The outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCTC 6749 contributes to its tolerance to the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil)

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 294-297

  Mann, C M ^a   Cox, S D ^a   Markham, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA;

ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTION; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; OUTER MEMBRANE; P-CYMENE; POLYMYXIN B; PS. AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; Γ-TERPINENE;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; HYDROCARBON; PARA CYMENE; POLYMYXIN B NONAPEPTIDE; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINENE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0034035694     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00712.x     Document Type: Article

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