The possible mechanism of antifungal action of tea tree oil on Botrytis cinerea

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1642-1649

  Shao, X ^a   Cheng, S ^a   Wang, H ^a   Yu, D ^a   Mungai, C ^b  

^a NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell membrane; Cell wall; Essential oil; Melaleuca alternifolia

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CYTOLOGY; ESSENTIAL OILS; FRUITS; FUNGI; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOSPHATASES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIONS; ANTIFUNGALS; BACTERIAL TESTS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CELL WALLS; FATTY ACID COMPOSITION; FRESH FRUITS; GREY MOLD; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; STEARIC ACID; TEA TREE OIL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CELL ORGANELLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL; FATTY ACID; FRUIT; FUNGUS; MEMBRANE; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL CELL WALL; FUNGAL MEMBRANE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; FUNGI; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA;

EID: 84878146957     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12193     Document Type: Article

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