Comparison of the cidal activity of tea tree oil and terpinen-4-ol against clinical bacterial skin isolates and human fibroblast cells

R. Loughlin; Brendan Gilmore; Paul McCarron; Michael Tunney

doi:10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02334.x

Comparison of the cidal activity of tea tree oil and terpinen-4-ol against clinical bacterial skin isolates and human fibroblast cells

R. Loughlin, Brendan Gilmore, Paul McCarron, Michael Tunney

School of Pharmacy

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Aim: The aim of this study was to compare both the antimicrobial activity of terpinen-4-ol and tea tree oil (TTO) against clinical skin isolates of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) and their toxicity against human fibroblast cells.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	428-433
Number of pages	6
Journal	Letters in Applied Microbiology
Volume	46
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02334.x
Publication status	Published - Apr 2008

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Ecology
Water Science and Technology
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Microbiology

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