Synergistic and additive effect of oregano essential oil and biological silver nanoparticles against multidrug-resistant bacterial strains

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue MAY, 2016, Pages

  Scandorieiro, Sara ^a   de Camargo, Larissa C ^a   Lancheros, Cesar A C ^a   Yamada Ogatta, Sueli F ^a   Nakamura, Celso V ^b   de Oliveira, Admilton G ^a   Andrade, Célia G T J ^a   Duran, Nelson ^c   Nakazato, Gerson ^a   Kobayashi, Renata K T ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Biological silver nanoparticles; Multidrug resistant bacteria; Oregano oil; Synergism

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEMASE; ESSENTIAL OIL; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OREGANO ESSENTIAL OIL; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CC50; CELL DENSITY; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FRACTIONAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION INDEX; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HEMOLYSIS; HEP 2 CELL LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MTT ASSAY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84973520112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00760     Document Type: Article

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