Plectranthus amboinicus essential oil and carvacrol bioactive against planktonic and biofilm of oxacillin- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

• Main Authors: Sara Edwirgens Costa Benício Vasconcelos (Author), Hider Machado Melo (Author), Theodora Thays Arruda Cavalcante (Author), Francisco Eduardo Aragão Catunda Júnior (Author), Mário Geraldo de Carvalho (Author), Francisca Gleire Rodrigues Menezes (Author), Oscarina Viana de Sousa (Author), Renata Albuquerque Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria is a worldwide concern and in order to find an alternative to this problem, the occurrence of antimicrobial compounds in Plectranthus amboinicus essential oil was investigated. Thus, this study aims to determine susceptibility of Stap...