Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) oil: A promising miticidal and ovicidal agent against Sarcoptes scabiei.

• Hoofdauteurs: Meilin Li (Auteur), Buming Liu (Auteur), Charlotte Bernigaud (Auteur), Katja Fischer (Auteur), Jacques Guillot (Auteur), Fang Fang (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Essential oils may represent an alternative strategy for controlling scabies, a neglected tropical disease caused by the infestation of mite from the species Sarcoptes scabiei. Lemongrass (Cymbopogen citratus) oil is reported to possess pharmacological properties including antiparasitc, a...