Antifungal modes of action of tea tree oil and its two characteristic components against Botrytis cinerea

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1253-1262

  Yu, D ^a   Wang, J ^a   Shao, X ^a   Xu, F ^a   Wang, H ^a  

^a NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; Botrytis cinerea; Combination; Mechanism; Melaleuca alternifolia; Terpinen 4 ol

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CYTOLOGY; ESSENTIAL OILS; FUNGI; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

1,8-CINEOLE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIONS; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIFUNGALS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; COMBINATION; ECO-FRIENDLY; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MODE OF ACTION; TERPINEN-4-OL;

TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CINEOLE; ERGOSTEROL; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINEOL; TERPINOLENE; ALPHA-TERPINEOL; CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; TERPENE; TERPINENOL-4;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNGUS; MORPHOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; TEA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; FUNGUS CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; BOTRYTIS; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; FUNGI; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BOTRYTIS; CYCLOHEXANOLS; CYCLOHEXENES; MONOTERPENES; TEA TREE OIL; TERPENES;

EID: 84945448126     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12939     Document Type: Article

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