The mechanism of action of a citrus oil blend against Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1343-1349

  Fisher, K ^a   Phillips, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citrus essential oils; Enterococcus; Mechanisms of action

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; BACILLI; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OILS;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; CITRUS ESSENTIAL OIL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EXPOSED TO; MECHANISM OF ACTION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS;

CELL DEATH;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BERGAMOT OIL; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN DIACETATE SUCCINIMIDYL ESTER; CITRUS OIL; NONPROTEIN NITROGEN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTER; FRUIT; HOMEOSTASIS; LUMINESCENCE; MEMBRANE; MORPHOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL PH; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TRANSPORT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; LUMINESCENCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SWEET ORANGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPOR;

EID: 62149118606     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04102.x     Document Type: Article

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