Antibacterial Effects and Mode of Action of Selected Essential Oils Components against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Lopez Romero, Julio Cesar ^a   González Ríos, Humberto ^a   Borges, Anabela ^b,c   Simões, Manuel ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARVEOL; CARVONE; CITRONELLAL; CITRONELLOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; POTASSIUM;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84937020235     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/795435     Document Type: Article

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