Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of Laurus nobilis L. essential oil against Staphylococcus aureus strains associated with oral infections

Current Research in Translational Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 29-34

  Merghni, A ^a   Marzouki, H ^a   Hentati, H ^b   Aouni, M ^a   Mastouri, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b Laboratory of oral health and orofacial rehabilitation (LR12ES11)   (Tunisia)

^c FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Anti staphylococcal activity; Antibiofilm activity; Essential oil; GC MS analysis; Laurus nobilis L.

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALPHA TERPINYL ACETATE; CINEOLE; CRYSTAL VIOLET; ESSENTIAL OIL; METHYLEUGENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOFILM ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM INHIBITION EFFECT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LAURUS NOBILIS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH INFECTION; MTT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84949894799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24523186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2015.10.003     Document Type: Article

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