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Essential Oils: Exploring Their Antimicrobial Potential
Corresponding Author(s) : RAREȘ - IONUȚ DRAGOMIR
Student Thinkers and Advanced Research,
Vol. 3 No. 3 (2024): Proceedings of the 7th International Conference XGEN
Abstract
Multidrug-resistant bacteria is one of the most concerning health problems all over the world. Uncontrolled use of antibiotics and antifungals drives these phenotypes. Developing new combat strategies is crucial to prevent healthcare and humanitarian crisis. Potential strategies include essential oils, antimicrobial peptides, bacteriophage therapies, and nanoparticles. These strategies could offer an optimized alternative to antibiotics, transforming virulent microorganisms into avirulent ones, without major disruption to the normal microbiota or human body homeostasis.
In this study we focused on the antimicrobial potential activity of the essential oils, that were tested using different methods against Gram-negative, Gram-positive and fungal microorganisms.
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- I. H. N. Bassolé and H. R. Juliani, “Essential Oils in Combination and Their Antimicrobial Properties,” Molecules, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 3989–4006, 2012, doi: 10.3390/molecules17043989.
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- Cacciatore Ivana and Di Giulio, “Carvacrol Codrugs: A New Approach in the Antimicrobial Plan,” PLoS One, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1–20, May 2015, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120937.
- R. Iseppi, M. Mariani, C. Condò, C. Sabia, and P. Messi, “Essential Oils: A Natural Weapon against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Responsible for Nosocomial Infections,” Antibiotics, vol. 10, no. 4, 2021, doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10040417.
- M. K. Okla et al., “Yield, Phytochemical Constituents, and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils from the Leaves/Twigs, Branches, Branch Wood, and Branch Bark of Sour Orange (Citrus aurantium L.),” Processes, vol. 7, no. 6, 2019, doi: 10.3390/pr7060363.
- R. Iseppi et al., “In Vitro Activity of Essential Oils Against Planktonic and Biofilm Cells of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL)/Carbapenamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria Involved in Human Nosocomial Infections,” Antibiotics, vol. 9, no. 5, 2020, doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9050272.
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I. H. N. Bassolé and H. R. Juliani, “Essential Oils in Combination and Their Antimicrobial Properties,” Molecules, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 3989–4006, 2012, doi: 10.3390/molecules17043989.
M. Alam et al., “Synergistic Role of Plant Extracts and Essential Oils against Multidrug Resistance and Gram-Negative Bacterial Strains Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases,” Antibiotics, vol. 11, no. 7, 2022, doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11070855.
I. Cacciatore et al., “Carvacrol codrugs: A new approach in the antimicrobial plan,” PLoS One, vol. 10, no. 4, Apr. 2015, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120937.
A. J. Vieira, F. P. Beserra, M. C. Souza, B. M. Totti, and A. L. Rozza, “Limonene: Aroma of innovation in health and disease,” Chem Biol Interact, vol. 283, pp. 97–106, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2018.02.007.
Cacciatore Ivana and Di Giulio, “Carvacrol Codrugs: A New Approach in the Antimicrobial Plan,” PLoS One, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1–20, May 2015, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120937.
R. Iseppi, M. Mariani, C. Condò, C. Sabia, and P. Messi, “Essential Oils: A Natural Weapon against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Responsible for Nosocomial Infections,” Antibiotics, vol. 10, no. 4, 2021, doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10040417.
M. K. Okla et al., “Yield, Phytochemical Constituents, and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils from the Leaves/Twigs, Branches, Branch Wood, and Branch Bark of Sour Orange (Citrus aurantium L.),” Processes, vol. 7, no. 6, 2019, doi: 10.3390/pr7060363.
R. Iseppi et al., “In Vitro Activity of Essential Oils Against Planktonic and Biofilm Cells of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL)/Carbapenamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria Involved in Human Nosocomial Infections,” Antibiotics, vol. 9, no. 5, 2020, doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9050272.
C. F. Carson, K. A. Hammer, and T. V. Riley, “Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil: A review of antimicrobial and other medicinal properties,” Clinical Microbiology Reviews, vol. 19, no. 1. pp. 50–62, Jan. 2006. doi: 10.1128/CMR.19.1.50-62.2006.