Effectiveness of Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae) essential oil in inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from clinical material
| Autor: | Humberto Medeiros Barreto, Evandro Leite de Souza, Fillipe Pereira de Oliveira, Bernadete Helena Cavalcante Santos, José Pinto de Siqueira Júnior, Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
atividade antimicrobiana
Lippia sidoides Staphylococcus aureus medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:RS1-441 Biology medicine.disease_cause essential oil law.invention lcsh:Pharmacy and materia medica chemistry.chemical_compound Antibiotic resistance law medicine General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics óleo essencial Pathogen Essential oil Antibacterial agent antimicrobial activity Traditional medicine Verbenaceae biology.organism_classification Surgery chemistry Growth inhibition |
| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, Vol 16, Iss 4, Pp 510-516 Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia v.16 n.4 2006 Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia (SBFgnosia) instacron:SBFGNOSIA |
| ISSN: | 0102-695X |
| Popis: | Staphylococcus aureus is a classical pathogen microorganism and it is commonly recognized as etiological agent of many community and nosocomial infections. Regarding the knowledge about the biological properties of Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae), this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of its essential oil in inhibiting the growth of S. aureus strains isolated from clinical materials and with different profiles of antibiotic resistance. The results showed prominent anti-S. aureus activity of L. sidoides essential oil noted by large growth inhibition zones (15-21 mm). MIC found was of 0.4 µL/mL for all assayed strains. MIC presented prominent effectiveness in inhibiting the viability of S. aureus in broth during twenty-four hours of exposure characterizing a bacteriostatic effect. These results show the promising anti-staphylococcal property of L. sidoides essential oil and support the possibility of its rational use as alternative antibacterial agent. |
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