Effectiveness of Origanum vulgare L. and Origanum majorana L. Essential oils in Inhibiting the Growth of Bacterial Strains Isolated from the Patients with Conjunctivitis

被引：17

作者：

Toscano Mendes de Oliveira, Jana Luiza ^{[2
]}

Melo Diniz, Margareth de Fatima ^{[2
]}

Lima, Edeltrudes de Oliveira ^{[3
]}

de Souza, Evandro Leite ^{[1
]}

Trajano, Vinicius Nogueira ^{[3
]}

Cavalcante Santos, Bernadete Helena ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Paraiba, Dept Nutr, BR-58059900 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil

[2] Univ Fed Paraiba, Lab Tecnol Farmaceut, BR-58059900 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil

[3] Univ Fed Paraiba, Lab Micol, BR-58059900 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil

[4] Univ Fed Paraiba, Lab Bacteriol Clin, Dept Ciencias Farmaceut, Ctr Ciencias Saude, BR-58059900 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil

来源：

BRAZILIAN ARCHIVES OF BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY | 2009年 / 52卷 / 01期

关键词：

Origanum vulgare L; Origanum marjorana L; Essential oil; Antibacterial activity; Conjunctivitis; OREGANO ESSENTIAL OIL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CARVACROL;

D O I：

10.1590/S1516-89132009000100006

中图分类号：

Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

This study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of Origanum vulgare L. and O. majorana L. essential oils on Staphylococcus aureus, S. coagulase negative, Enterobacter spp., Proteus spp., Acinetobacter spp., Klebsiella spp. isolated from the patients with conjunctivitis. The results showed a prominent inhibitory effect of both the essential oils on all the bacterial strains, noted by the large bacterial growth inhibition zones (15-32mm). The Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MIC) values were between 5-20 mu L/mL and 2.5-10 mu L/mL for O. vulgare and O. majorana essential oil, respectively. The MIC were able to cause significant (P<0.05) inhibitory effect on the cell viability of Klebsiella spp., Proteus spp. and S. aureus providing a total elimination of the bacterial inoculum in a maximum time of 24 h of exposure. These results showed the antibacterial effectiveness of O. vulgare and O. marjorana essential oils and supported the possibility of their use as the sources of alternative antimicrobial compounds.

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页码：45 / 50

页数：6

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