Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils from Citrus aurantifolia leaves and fruit peel against oral pathogenic bacteria

Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils from Citrus aurantifolia leaves and fruit peel against oral pathogenic bacteria

ABSTRACT Tooth decay is a major public health problem which affects a large number of people in several countries. Even though more than 700 bacterial species have been detected in the oral cavity, Streptococcus and Lactobacillus stand out as the genera that cause tooth decay and other periodontal d...

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Main Authors: RAIANE S. LEMES, CASSIA C.F. ALVES, ELISÂNGELA B.B. ESTEVAM, MARIANA B. SANTIAGO, CARLOS H.G. MARTINS, TAINÁ C.L. DOS SANTOS, ANTÔNIO E.M. CROTTI, MAYKER L.D. MIRANDA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
Citrus aurantifolia
limonene
cariogenic bacteria
essential oils
oral pathogens
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