Antimicrobial Susceptibility ofEscherichia coliStrains Isolated fromAlouattaspp. Feces to Essential Oils

Autor: Valéria Maria Lara, Mariangela Facco de Sá, Adriano Bonfim Carregaro, Sydney Hartz Alves, Deise Flores Santurio, Janio Moraes Santurio
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
instacron:USP
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 2016 (2016)
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM
ISSN: 1741-4288
1741-427X
DOI: 10.1155/2016/1643762
Popis: This study evaluated thein vitroantibacterial activity of essential oils fromLippia graveolens(Mexican oregano),Origanum vulgaris(oregano),Thymus vulgaris(thyme),Rosmarinus officinalis(rosemary),Cymbopogon nardus(citronella),Cymbopogon citratus(lemongrass), andEucalyptus citriodora(eucalyptus) againstEscherichia coli(n=22) strains isolated fromAlouattaspp. feces. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were determined for each isolate using the broth microdilution technique. Essential oils of Mexican oregano (MIC mean = 1818 μg mL−1; MBC mean = 2618 μg mL−1), thyme (MIC mean = 2618 μg mL−1; MBC mean = 2909 μg mL−1), and oregano (MIC mean = 3418 μg mL−1; MBC mean = 4800 μg mL−1) showed the best antibacterial activity, while essential oils of eucalyptus, rosemary, citronella, and lemongrass displayed no antibacterial activity at concentrations greater than or equal to 6400 μg mL−1. Our results confirm the antimicrobial potential of some essential oils, which deserve further research.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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