The mode of antimicrobial action of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea tree oil)

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 170-175

  Cox, S D ^a   Mann, C M ^a   Markham, J L ^a   Bell, H C ^b   Gustafson, J E ^c   Warmington, J R ^c   Wyllie, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Australian Tea Tree Oil Res I   (Australia)

^c Genetica Biotechnologies   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESSENTIAL OILS; MONOTERPENES; YEAST;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTION; BROAD SPECTRUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MODE OF ACTION; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

POTASSIUM; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; TEA TREE OIL; TERPENE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS SUBSP. AUREUS NCTC 8325;

EID: 0034097185     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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