Effects of a topical essential oil-containing formulation on biofilm-forming coagulase-negative staphylococci

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-55

  Al Shuneigat, J ^a   Cox, S D ^a,b   Markham, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Coagulase negative staphylococci; Essential oil formulation; Polytoxinol

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION; ESSENTIAL OILS; MICROORGANISMS;

ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECTS; BIOFILM FORMATION; CLINICAL ISOLATES; COAGULASE-NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ESSENTIAL OIL FORMULATIONS; INHIBITORY EFFECT; MICROTITRE PLATE; OIL BASED; PLATE ASSAY; POLYTOXINOL™;

BIOFILMS;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYTOXINOL; TEA TREE OIL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CITRUS FRUIT; CLOVE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEMAGGLUTINATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; THYME;

STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS WARNERI;

EID: 21344438434     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01699.x     Document Type: Article

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