Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil of Myrtus communis L. against Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium spp.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiological agent of tuberculosis. The World Health Organization has estimated that 8 million of people develop active TB every year and the situation is complicated by an increase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to drugs used in antitubercular thera...
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| author | Stefania Zanetti Sara Cannas Paola Molicotti Alessandra Bua Marina Cubeddu Silvia Porcedda Bruno Marongiu Leonardo Antonio Sechi |
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| description | Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiological agent of tuberculosis. The World Health Organization has estimated that 8 million of people develop active TB every year and the situation is complicated by an increase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to drugs used in antitubercular therapy: MDR and XDR-TB. Myrtle leaf extracts, used as an antiseptic in Sardinian traditional medicine, have strong antibacterial activity as several investigations showed. In this study we investigated the antimicrobial properties of the essential oil of Myrtus communis against clinical strains of M. tuberculosis and M. paratuberculosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-01030e2d323f4960a9d7c265b36354282025-02-03T06:00:05ZengWileyInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases1687-708X1687-70982010-01-01201010.1155/2010/931530931530Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil of Myrtus communis L. against Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium spp.Stefania Zanetti0Sara Cannas1Paola Molicotti2Alessandra Bua3Marina Cubeddu4Silvia Porcedda5Bruno Marongiu6Leonardo Antonio Sechi7Department of Biomedical Science, Microbiology, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Science, Microbiology, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Science, Microbiology, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Science, Microbiology, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Science, Microbiology, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Chemical Science, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, ItalyDepartment of Chemical Science, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Science, Microbiology, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, ItalyMycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiological agent of tuberculosis. The World Health Organization has estimated that 8 million of people develop active TB every year and the situation is complicated by an increase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to drugs used in antitubercular therapy: MDR and XDR-TB. Myrtle leaf extracts, used as an antiseptic in Sardinian traditional medicine, have strong antibacterial activity as several investigations showed. In this study we investigated the antimicrobial properties of the essential oil of Myrtus communis against clinical strains of M. tuberculosis and M. paratuberculosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/931530 |
| spellingShingle | Stefania Zanetti Sara Cannas Paola Molicotti Alessandra Bua Marina Cubeddu Silvia Porcedda Bruno Marongiu Leonardo Antonio Sechi Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil of Myrtus communis L. against Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium spp. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases |
| title | Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil of Myrtus communis L. against Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium spp. |
| title_full | Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil of Myrtus communis L. against Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium spp. |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil of Myrtus communis L. against Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium spp. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil of Myrtus communis L. against Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium spp. |
| title_short | Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil of Myrtus communis L. against Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium spp. |
| title_sort | evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of the essential oil of myrtus communis l against clinical strains of mycobacterium spp |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/931530 |
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