Open AccessHabituation to sub-lethal concentrations of tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) is associated with reduced susceptibility to antibiotics in human pathogens
Author(s) -
M.A.S. McMahon,
I.S. Blair,
John E. Moore,
D.A. McDowell
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy/journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkl443
Subject(s) - tea tree oil , melaleuca alternifolia , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antimicrobial , mupirocin , etest , bacteria , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , essential oil , food science , genetics
To investigate the effect of sub-lethal challenge with tea tree oil (TTO) on the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of significant human pathogens and commensals.