In Vitro Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Lippia alba Essential Oil, Citral, and Carvone against Staphylococcus aureus
Joint Authors
Albuquerque Costa, Renata
Porfírio, Emanuela Mesquita
Melo, Hider Machado
Pereira, Antônio Matheus Gomes
Cavalcante, Theodora Thays Arruda
Gomes, Geovany Amorim
Carvalho, Mário Geraldo de
Júnior, Francisco Eduardo Aragão Catunda
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
In vitro antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of the Lippia alba essential oil and its major components (citral and carvone) against Staphylococcus aureus were investigated.
Essential oils (LA1EO, LA2EO, and LA3EO) were extracted from the aerial parts of three L.
alba specimens by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer.
Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MIC) and Minimum Bacterial Concentration (MBC) were determined by the microdilution method.
For the antibiofilm assays, the biomass formation in the biofilm was evaluated by the microtiter-plate technique with the crystal violet (CV) assay and the viability of the bacterial cells was analyzed.
All oils and their major components presented antibacterial activity, and the lowest MIC and MBC values were 0.5 mg mL−1 when LA1EO and citral were used.
Potential inhibition (100%) of S.
aureus biofilm formation at the concentration of 0.5 mg mL−1 of all EOs was observed.
However, the elimination of biofilm cells was confirmed at concentrations of 1 mg mL−1, 2 mg mL−1, 2 mg mL−1, and 0.5 mg mL−1 for LA1EO, LA2EO, LA3EO, and citral, respectively.
The results obtained in the present research point to the promising antibacterial and antibiofilm potential of L.
alba EOs against S.
aureus, a species of recognized clinical interest.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Porfírio, Emanuela Mesquita& Melo, Hider Machado& Pereira, Antônio Matheus Gomes& Cavalcante, Theodora Thays Arruda& Gomes, Geovany Amorim& Carvalho, Mário Geraldo de…[et al.]. 2017. In Vitro Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Lippia alba Essential Oil, Citral, and Carvone against Staphylococcus aureus. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Porfírio, Emanuela Mesquita…[et al.]. In Vitro Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Lippia alba Essential Oil, Citral, and Carvone against Staphylococcus aureus. The Scientific World Journal No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1205368
American Medical Association (AMA)
Porfírio, Emanuela Mesquita& Melo, Hider Machado& Pereira, Antônio Matheus Gomes& Cavalcante, Theodora Thays Arruda& Gomes, Geovany Amorim& Carvalho, Mário Geraldo de…[et al.]. In Vitro Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Lippia alba Essential Oil, Citral, and Carvone against Staphylococcus aureus. The Scientific World Journal. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1205368
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1205368