Antifungal effects of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil and its components on Candida albicans , Candida glabrata and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1081-1085

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Fluidity; Membranes; Permeability; Terpenes

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CINEOLE; GLUCOSE; METHYLENE BLUE; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; TERPINEOL; TERPINOLENE;

ABSORPTION; ACIDIFICATION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST CELL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CALCIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CARBONYL CYANIDE M-CHLOROPHENYL HYDRAZONE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TEA TREE OIL;

EID: 3042683760     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh243     Document Type: Article

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