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Antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Brazilian plants
Author(s) -
Lemos T. L. G.,
Matos F. J. A.,
Alencar J. W.,
Craveiro A. A.,
Clark A. M.,
McChesney J. D.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.2650040210
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , lippia , bacteria , essential oil , biology , dermatophyte , microbiology and biotechnology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , verbenaceae , traditional medicine , botany , medicine , genetics
Among ten essential oils submitted to antimicrobial evaluation, the oil from Lippia sidoides exhibited the highest and broadest activity against fungi and bacteria. Lippia oil was active against all test bacteria, including moderate activity against the Gram‐negative bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli , and all test fungi, including yeasts, a dermatophyte, and filamentous fungi.