Antimicrobial activity of essential oils of cultivated oregano (Origanum vulgare), sage (Salvia officinalis), and thyme (Thymus vulgaris) against clinical isolates of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, and Klebsiella pneumoniae

Antimicrobial activity of essential oils of cultivated oregano (Origanum vulgare), sage (Salvia officinalis), and thyme (Thymus vulgaris) against clinical isolates of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, and Klebsiella pneumoniae

Background: Oregano (Origanum vulgare), sage (Salvia officinalis), and thyme (Thymus vulgaris) are aromatic plants with ornamental, culinary, and phytotherapeutic use all over the world. In Europe, they are traditionally used in the southern countries, particularly in the Mediterranean region. The a...

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Main Authors: Maria Fournomiti, Athanasios Kimbaris, Ioanna Mantzourani, Stavros Plessas, Irene Theodoridou, Virginia Papaemmanouil, Ioannis Kapsiotis, Maria Panopoulou, Elisavet Stavropoulou, Eugenia E. Bezirtzoglou, Athanasios Alexopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-04-01
Series:Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease
Subjects:
E. coli
K. oxytoca
K. pneumoniae
essential oils
thyme
oregano
sage
Online Access:http://www.microbecolhealthdis.net/index.php/mehd/article/view/23289/39623

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