Leakage of K+ ions from Staphylococcus aureus in response to tea tree oil

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-312

  Hada, Toshiko ^a   Inoue, Yoshihiro ^a   Shiraishi, Akiko ^a   Hamashima, Hajime ^a  

^a SHOWA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell membrane; K+ selective electrode; Staphylococcus aureus; Tea tree oil

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM ION; TEA TREE OIL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; DRUG MECHANISM; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0037409576     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(02)00248-8     Document Type: Article

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