Antifungal activity of the components of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 853-860

  Hammer, Katherine A ^a   Carson, C F ^a   Riley, T V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; Candida albicans; Monoterpenes; Tea tree oil; Terpinen 4 ol

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; OLEFINS;

1,8-CINEOLE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; IN-VITRO; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MICRODILUTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYRCENE; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINEN-4-OL;

MONOTERPENES;

ALPHA PHELLANDRENE; AROMADENDRENE; BETA PINENE; CINEOLE; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; MYRCENE; PINENE; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; TERPINEOL; TERPINOLENE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DILUTION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA;

EID: 0141650372     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02059.x     Document Type: Article

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