Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils against Streptococcus mutans and their Antiproliferative Effects

Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils against Streptococcus mutans and their Antiproliferative Effects

This study aimed to evaluate the activity of essential oils (EOs) against Streptococcus mutans biofilm by chemically characterizing their fractions responsible for biological and antiproliferative activity. Twenty EO were obtained by hydrodistillation and submitted to the antimicrobial assay (minimu...

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Main Authors: Lívia Câmara de Carvalho Galvão, Vivian Fernandes Furletti, Salete Meyre Fernandes Bersan, Marcos Guilherme da Cunha, Ana Lúcia Tasca Góis Ruiz, João Ernesto de Carvalho, Adilson Sartoratto, Vera Lúcia Garcia Rehder, Glyn Mara Figueira, Marta Cristina Teixeira Duarte, Masarahu Ikegaki, Severino Matias de Alencar, Pedro Luiz Rosalen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/751435

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/751435

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