Membrane toxicity of antimicrobial compounds from essential oils

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4863-4870

  Di Pasqua, Rosangela ^a,b   Betts, Gail ^b   Hoskins, Nikki ^b   Edwards, Mike ^b   Ercolini, Danilo ^a   Mauriello, Gianluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CAMPDEN BRI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell envelope alterations; Essential oils; Natural antimicrobial compounds; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OILS, VOLATILE; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BROCHOTHRIX THERMOSPHACTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34250712749     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0636465     Document Type: Article

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