Susceptibility of pseudomonads to Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil and components

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 449-451

  Papadopoulos, Chelsea J ^a   Carson, Christine F ^a   Hammer, Katherine A ^a   Riley, Thomas V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Essential oils; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Terpenes; Terpinen 4 ol

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CINEOLE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; PARA CYMENE; POLYSORBATE 80; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; TERPINEOL; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DILUTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CYCLOHEXANOLS; CYCLOHEXENES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONOTERPENES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TEA TREE OIL; TERPENES;

EID: 33748084015     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl200     Document Type: Article

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