Antimicrobial effect and mode of action of terpeneless cold-pressed Valencia orange essential oil on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1020-1033

  Muthaiyan, A ^a   Martin, E M ^a   Natesan, S ^b   Crandall, P G ^a   Wilkinson, B J ^c   Ricke, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanism of essential oil; Methicillin resistant Staph. aureus; Natural antimicrobial; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CITRUS FRUITS; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AUREUS; AUREUS STRAIN; CELL LYSIS; CELL WALLS; MECHANISM OF ESSENTIAL OIL; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPH.; NATURAL-ANTIMICROBIALS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VALENCIA;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

COLD PRESSED VALENCIA ORANGE ESSENTIAL OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CYTOLOGY; DILUTION; ESSENTIAL OIL; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH REGULATOR; INHIBITION; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT PRODUCT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORANGE (FRUIT);

CITRUS SINENSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84859623869     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05270.x     Document Type: Article

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