“In vitro” activity of Melaleuca cajuputi against mycobacterial species

Bua, Alessandra; Molicotti, Paola; Donadu, Matthew Gavino; Usai, Donatella; Le, Lam Son; Tran, Thi Trung Thu; Ngo, Viet Quynh Tram; Marchetti, Mauro; Usai, Marianna; Cappuccinelli, Piero; Zanetti, Stefania

doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.7428896.v1

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“In vitro” activity of Melaleuca cajuputi against mycobacterial species

journal contribution

posted on 2018-12-06, 06:44 authored by Alessandra Bua, Paola Molicotti, Matthew Gavino Donadu, Donatella Usai, Lam Son Le, Thi Trung Thu Tran, Viet Quynh Tram Ngo, Mauro Marchetti, Marianna Usai, Piero Cappuccinelli, Stefania Zanetti

The increasing incidence of resistance in tuberculosis and in atypical mycobacterial infections has prompted the search for alternative agents. We explored the antimycobacterial activity of Melaleuca cajuputi essential oil against tubercular and non tubercular mycobacterials isolates. The good activity observed towards M. cajuputi indicated that this essential oil might represent a promising antimicrobial agents, particularly in the management of microbial resistance.