Abstract
Strong antiseptic activity of essential oils has been known for a long time. The antibacterial activity of oils was tested against clinical bacterial strains of Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, Escherichia and Pseudomonas genera. The agar diffusion method was used for microbial growth inhibition at various concentrations of the oils from T. vulgaris and L. angustifolia. Susceptibility testing to antibiotics and chemotherapeutics was carried out using disc-diffusion method. 120 strains of bacteria isolated from patients with infections of oral cavity, respiratory, genitourinary tracts and from hospital environment were investigated. The results of experiments showed that the oil from T. vulgaris exhibited extremely strong activity against all of the clinical strains. Thyme oil demonstrated a good efficacy against antibiotics resistant strains of the tested bacteria. Lavender oil has been less activity against clinical strains of Staphylococcus, Enterococcus and Escherichia genus. The worst results have been observed against all strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Keywords: Antibacterial activity, lavender oil, multiresistant strains, thyme oil., Strong antiseptic activity, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, Escherichia, Pseudomonas genera, microbial growth
Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Antibacterial Activity of Thyme and Lavender Essential Oils
Volume: 7 Issue: 6
Author(s): Monika Sienkiewicz, Monika Lysakowska, Julita Ciecwierz, Pawel Denys and Edward Kowalczyk
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Keywords: Antibacterial activity, lavender oil, multiresistant strains, thyme oil., Strong antiseptic activity, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, Escherichia, Pseudomonas genera, microbial growth
Abstract: Strong antiseptic activity of essential oils has been known for a long time. The antibacterial activity of oils was tested against clinical bacterial strains of Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, Escherichia and Pseudomonas genera. The agar diffusion method was used for microbial growth inhibition at various concentrations of the oils from T. vulgaris and L. angustifolia. Susceptibility testing to antibiotics and chemotherapeutics was carried out using disc-diffusion method. 120 strains of bacteria isolated from patients with infections of oral cavity, respiratory, genitourinary tracts and from hospital environment were investigated. The results of experiments showed that the oil from T. vulgaris exhibited extremely strong activity against all of the clinical strains. Thyme oil demonstrated a good efficacy against antibiotics resistant strains of the tested bacteria. Lavender oil has been less activity against clinical strains of Staphylococcus, Enterococcus and Escherichia genus. The worst results have been observed against all strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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Sienkiewicz Monika, Lysakowska Monika, Ciecwierz Julita, Denys Pawel and Kowalczyk Edward, Antibacterial Activity of Thyme and Lavender Essential Oils, Medicinal Chemistry 2011; 7 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340611797928488
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340611797928488 |
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