The In Vitro Antimicrobial Effects of Lavandula angustifolia Essential Oil in Combination with Conventional Antimicrobial Agents
Joint Authors
van Vuuren, Sandy
de Rapper, Stephanie
Viljoen, Alvaro
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The paper focuses on the in vitro antimicrobial activity of Lavandula angustifolia Mill.
(lavender) essential oil in combination with four commercial antimicrobial agents.
Stock solutions of chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, nystatin, and fusidic acid were tested in combination with L.
angustifolia essential oil.
The antimicrobial activities of the combinations were investigated against the Gram-positive bacterial strain Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538) and Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27858) and Candida albicans (ATCC 10231) was selected to represent the yeasts.
The antimicrobial effect was performed using the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) microdilution assay.
Isobolograms were constructed for varying ratios.
The most prominent interaction was noted when L.
angustifolia essential oil was combined with chloramphenicol and tested against the pathogen P.
aeruginosa (ΣFIC of 0.29).
Lavendula angustifolia essential oil was shown in most cases to interact synergistically with conventional antimicrobials when combined in ratios where higher volumes of L.
angustifolia essential oil were incorporated into the combination.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Rapper, Stephanie& Viljoen, Alvaro& van Vuuren, Sandy. 2016. The In Vitro Antimicrobial Effects of Lavandula angustifolia Essential Oil in Combination with Conventional Antimicrobial Agents. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104015
Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Rapper, Stephanie…[et al.]. The In Vitro Antimicrobial Effects of Lavandula angustifolia Essential Oil in Combination with Conventional Antimicrobial Agents. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104015
American Medical Association (AMA)
de Rapper, Stephanie& Viljoen, Alvaro& van Vuuren, Sandy. The In Vitro Antimicrobial Effects of Lavandula angustifolia Essential Oil in Combination with Conventional Antimicrobial Agents. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104015
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104015
