Activity of essential oils against Bacillus subtilis spores

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1590-1595

  Lawrence, Hayley A ^a   Palombo, Enzo A ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Endospores; Essential oils; Scanning electron microscopy; Sporicidal

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TERPINYLACETATE; BERGAMOT OIL; CARDAMOM MOIL; CINEOLE; CLOVE OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL; JUNIPERUS OIL; LAUREL OIL; LEMONGRASS OIL; LIMONENE; LONGIFOLENE; PALMAROSA OIL; PEPPERMINT OIL; PINE OIL; SABENINE ACETATE; SABINENE; SIGMA CADINENE; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; TERPINEOL; TERPINOLENE; THYME OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRIDIFLORENE; YARROW OIL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; REACTION TIME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELETTARIA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; JUNIPERUS; MELALEUCA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OILS, VOLATILE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; POLYPREMUM PROCUMBENS;

EID: 74749095867     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0904.04016     Document Type: Article

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