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Tea tree oil causes K + leakage and inhibits respiration in Escherichia coli
Author(s) -
Linda J. Cox,
Gustafson,
Andrew W. Mann,
Markham,
Liew,
Hartland,
Bell,
Warmington,
Wyllie
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1046/j.1472-765x.1998.00348.x
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , respiration , stationary phase , bacteria , intracellular , biology , leakage (economics) , exponential growth , tea tree oil , enterobacteriaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , chemistry , food science , botany , essential oil , chromatography , gene , genetics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , macroeconomics , economics
Concentrations of tea tree oil (TTO) which inhibit or decrease growth of Escherichia coli also inhibit glucose‐dependent respiration and stimulate the leakage of intracellular K + . Stationary phase cells are more tolerant to these TTO effects than exponential phase cells.