Effect of Eucalyptus Essential Oil on Respiratory Bacteria and Viruses

The activity of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil was determined for 120 isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes, 20 isolates of S. pneumoniae, 40 isolates of S. agalactiae, 20 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, 40 isolates of Haemophilus influenzae, 30 isolates of H. parainfluenzae, 10 isolates of Klebs...

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Published in:Current microbiology 2008-01, Vol.56 (1), p.89-92
Main Authors: Cermelli, Claudio, Fabio, Anna, Fabio, Giuliana, Quaglio, Paola
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenoviridae - drug effects
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents - poisoning
Anti-Bacterial Agents - toxicity
Antiviral Agents - isolation & purification
Antiviral Agents - pharmacology
Antiviral Agents - toxicity
Bacteria
Bacteria - drug effects
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Cercopithecus aethiops
Cytotoxicity
Essential oils
Eucalyptus - chemistry
Humans
Life Sciences
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Microbial Viability
Microbiology
Mumps virus - drug effects
Oils, Volatile - isolation & purification
Oils, Volatile - pharmacology
Oils, Volatile - toxicity
Plant Extracts - pharmacology
Respiratory diseases
Respiratory tract
Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology
Respiratory Tract Infections - virology
Vero Cells
Viral Plaque Assay
Viruses
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Summary:The activity of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil was determined for 120 isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes, 20 isolates of S. pneumoniae, 40 isolates of S. agalactiae, 20 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, 40 isolates of Haemophilus influenzae, 30 isolates of H. parainfluenzae, 10 isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae, 10 isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and two viruses, a strain of adenovirus and a strain of mumps virus, all obtained from clinical specimens of patients with respiratory tract infections. The cytotoxicity was evaluated on VERO cells by the MTT test. The antibacterial activity was evaluated by the Kirby Bauer paper method, minimum inhibitory concentration, and minimum bactericidal concentration. H. influenzae, parainfluenzae, and S. maltophilia were the most susceptible, followed by S. pneumoniae. The antiviral activity, assessed by means of virus yield experiments titered by the end-point dilution method for adenovirus, and by plaque reduction assay for mumps virus, disclosed only a mild activity on mumps virus.
ISSN:0343-8651
1432-0991
DOI:10.1007/s00284-007-9045-0