Open AccessEvaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil ofMyrtus communis L.against Clinical Strains ofMycobacterium spp.
Author(s) -
Stefania Zanetti,
Sara Cannas,
Paola Molicotti,
Alessandra Bua,
Marina Cubeddu,
Silvia Porcedda,
Bruno Marongiu,
Leonardo A. Sechi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
interdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1687-7098
pISSN - 1687-708X
DOI - 10.1155/2010/931530
Subject(s) - myrtus communis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , antimicrobial , medicine , tuberculosis , traditional medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , essential oil , etiology , biology , food science , pathology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiological agent of tuberculosis. The World Health Organization has estimated that 8 million of people develop active TB every year and the situation is complicated by an increase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to drugs used in antitubercular therapy: MDR and XDR-TB. Myrtle leaf extracts, used as an antiseptic in Sardinian traditional medicine, have strong antibacterial activity as several investigations showed. In this study we investigated the antimicrobial properties of the essential oil of Myrtus communis against clinical strains of M. tuberculosis and M. paratuberculosis.
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