Plectranthus amboinicus essential oil and carvacrol bioactive against planktonic and biofilm of oxacillin- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Plectranthus amboinicus essential oil and carvacrol bioactive against planktonic and biofilm of oxacillin- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract Background The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria is a worldwide concern and in order to find an alternative to this problem, the occurrence of antimicrobial compounds in Plectranthus amboinicus essential oil was investigated. Thus, this study aims to determine susceptibility of Stap...

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Main Authors: Sara Edwirgens Costa Benício Vasconcelos, Hider Machado Melo, Theodora Thays Arruda Cavalcante, Francisco Eduardo Aragão Catunda Júnior, Mário Geraldo de Carvalho, Francisca Gleire Rodrigues Menezes, Oscarina Viana de Sousa, Renata Albuquerque Costa
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
Drug-resistant bacteria
Plectranthus amboinicus
Acceso en liña:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-017-1968-9

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-017-1968-9

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