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Essential oils with antimicrobial properties
New strategies to control the infections with biofilms related microorganisms
ISBN/EAN: 9783659424618
Umbreit-Nr.: 5356492
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 56 S.
Format in cm: 0.4 x 22 x 15
Einband:
kartoniertes Buch
Erschienen am 10.07.2013
Auflage: 1/2013
- Zusatztext
- Presently, there is an increasing evidence concerning the bio-activities of various plant extracts and individual compounds and the probability of using them in different therapeutic applications, including the development of new antimicrobial agents. The essential oils could exhibit microbicidal activity, potentiate the activity of conventional antibiotics or act as virulence attenuators, by inhibiting the production of toxins by the microbial cells, or affect the ability of microorganisms to adapt to the environmental conditions provided by the host, without interfering with microbial growth, so, without exhibiting selective pressure for the occurrence of resistant strains. Besides their biological activity, the essential oils are eco-friendly and biodegradable. The purpose of this book is to present our data on obtaining, screening and selection of some essential oils with optimal antimicrobial/antibiofilm activity, by using standard, as well as new in vitro methods.
- Autorenportrait
- Chemical Engineer, SC Biotehnos SA, Romania. Specialisations/ areas of interest: Analytical chemistry: chromatography techniques, capillary electrophoresis; Microbiology: antibiotic/ natural compounds susceptibility testing, microbial adhesion and subsequent biofilm formation, virulence factors expression (phenotypic/ genotypic methods).