Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil of Myrtus communis L. against Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium spp.

Stefania Zanetti; Sara Cannas; Paola Molicotti; Alessandra  Bua; Marina Cubeddu; Silvia Porcedda; Bruno Marongiu; Leonardo Antonio Sechi

doi:10.1155/2010/931530

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases (Jan 2010)

Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil of Myrtus communis L. against Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium spp.

Stefania Zanetti,
Sara Cannas,
Paola Molicotti,
Alessandra Bua,
Marina Cubeddu,
Silvia Porcedda,
Bruno Marongiu,
Leonardo Antonio Sechi

Affiliations

Stefania Zanetti: Department of Biomedical Science, Microbiology, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Sara Cannas: Department of Biomedical Science, Microbiology, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Paola Molicotti: Department of Biomedical Science, Microbiology, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Alessandra Bua: Department of Biomedical Science, Microbiology, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Marina Cubeddu: Department of Biomedical Science, Microbiology, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Silvia Porcedda: Department of Chemical Science, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Italy
Bruno Marongiu: Department of Chemical Science, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Italy
Leonardo Antonio Sechi: Department of Biomedical Science, Microbiology, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/931530
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2010

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiological agent of tuberculosis. The World Health Organization has estimated that 8 million of people develop active TB every year and the situation is complicated by an increase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to drugs used in antitubercular therapy: MDR and XDR-TB. Myrtle leaf extracts, used as an antiseptic in Sardinian traditional medicine, have strong antibacterial activity as several investigations showed. In this study we investigated the antimicrobial properties of the essential oil of Myrtus communis against clinical strains of M. tuberculosis and M. paratuberculosis.

Published in Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1687-708X (Print); 1687-7098 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ipid/

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