Antibacterial activity of α-terpineol may induce morphostructural alterations in Escherichia coli

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1409-1413

  Li, Li ^a   Shi, Chaofeng ^a   Yin, Zhongqiong ^a   Jia, Renyong ^a   Peng, Lianci ^a   Kang, Shuai ^a   Li, Zhengwen ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Escherichia coli; TEM; terpineol

Indexed keywords

CINNAMOMUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ALPHA-TERPINEOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; ESSENTIAL OIL; TERPENE;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; CINNAMOMUM; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLANT LEAF; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL WALL; CINNAMOMUM; CYCLOHEXENES; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 84923648457     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822014000400035     Document Type: Article

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