Comparison of the cidal activity of tea tree oil and terpinen-4-ol against clinical bacterial skin isolates and human fibroblast cells

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 428-433

  Loughlin, R ^a   Gilmore, B F ^a   McCarron, P A ^a   Tunney, M M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coagulase negative staphylococci; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Tea tree oil; Terpinen 4 ol

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CYTOTOXICITY; FIBROBLASTS;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; COAGULASE-NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; HUMAN FIBROBLAST CELLS; IN-VITRO; METICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICRODILUTION; RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SINGLE-AGENT; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINEN-4-OL;

CELL CULTURE;

TEA TREE OIL; TERPINEN 4 OL;

BACTERIA; CELLS; FORESTRY; TOXICITY;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL; EVERGREEN TREE; SKIN; TESTING METHOD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 41049116159     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02334.x     Document Type: Article

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