Antibacterial Activity of Thyme and Lavender Essential Oils

被引：38
作者：
Sienkiewicz, Monika [1 ]
Lysakowska, Monika [1 ]
Ciecwierz, Julita [2 ]
Denys, Pawel [3 ]
Kowalczyk, Edward [2 ]
机构：
[1] Med Univ Lodz, Med & Sanit Microbiol Dept, Lodz, Poland
[2] Med Univ Lodz, Dept Pharmacol & Toxicol, Lodz, Poland
[3] Med Univ Lodz, Orthoped Clin, Lodz, Poland
来源：
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY | 2011年 / 7卷 / 06期
关键词：
Antibacterial activity; lavender oil; multiresistant strains; thyme oil; STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS; CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION; ESCHERICHIA-COLI; RESISTANCE; NECRODANE;
D O I：
10.2174/157340611797928488
中图分类号：
R914 [药物化学];
学科分类号：
100701 ;
摘要：
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.
引用
收藏
页码：674 / 689
页数：16
相关论文
共 32 条
  • [1] Adams R.P., 2007, Identification of Essential Oil Components by Gas Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry
  • [2] [Anonymous], 2008, EUR PHARM
  • [3] [Anonymous], 2008, POL PHARM 8
  • [4] Necrodane monoterpenoids from Lavandula luisieri
    Baldovini, N
    Lavoine-Hanneguelle, S
    Ferrando, G
    Dusart, G
    Lizzani-Cuvelier, L
    [J]. PHYTOCHEMISTRY, 2005, 66 (14) : 1651 - 1655
  • [5] Composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Thymus fontanesii Boiss. et Reut. from Algeria.
    Bekhechi, Chahrazed
    Bekkara, Fewzia Atik
    Abdelouahid, Djamel Eddine
    Tomi, Felix
    Casanova, Joseph
    [J]. JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH, 2007, 19 (06) : 594 - 596
  • [6] Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Thymus ciliatus (Desf.) benth. ssp eu-ciliatus maire from Algeria
    Bousmaha-Marroki, Leila
    Atik-Bekkara, Fewzia
    Tomi, Felix
    Casanova, Joseph
    [J]. JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH, 2007, 19 (05) : 490 - 493
  • [7] Lavender essential oil: a review
    Cavanagh, Heather M. A.
    Wilkinson, Jenny M.
    [J]. INFECTION DISEASE & HEALTH, 2005, 10 (01) : 35 - 37
  • [8] Evolving problems with resistant pathogens
    Chastre, J.
    [J]. CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, 2008, 14 : 3 - 14
  • [9] Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, 2009, M100S19 CLSI
  • [10] Genetics of glycopeptide resistance in Gram-positive pathogens
    Courvalin, P
    [J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 2005, 294 (08) : 479 - 486
1234