Susceptibility and intrinsic tolerance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to selected plant volatile compounds

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 930-936

  Cox, S D ^a   Markham, J L ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Essential oils; Plant volatile compounds; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL COMPOUNDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MONOTERPENES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOAPS (DETERGENTS); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ANTIMICROBIAL; CINNAMALDEHYDE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; OUTER MEMBRANE; P.AERUGINOSA; PHYTOCHEMICAL; PLANT VOLATILE COMPOUND; PLANT VOLATILES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARBONYL CYANIDE CHLOROPHENYLHYDRAZONE; CARVACROL; CINNAMALDEHYDE; TERPENE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ASSAY; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ESSENTIAL OIL; GROWTH RESPONSE; TOLERANCE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 34848825600     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03353.x     Document Type: Article

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