Antibacterial activity of α-terpineol may induce morphostructural alterations in Escherichia coli

The antibacterial effect of α-terpineol from Cinnamomum longepaniculatum (Gamble) N. Chao leaf essential oils were studied with special reference to the mechanism of inhibiting the standard strain of Escherichia coli (CMCC (B) 44102) growth at ultrastructural level. Minimal inhibitory concentration...

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Main Authors: Li Li, Chaofeng Shi, Zhongqiong Yin, Renyong Jia, Lianci Peng, Shuai Kang, Zhengwen Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2014-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822014000400035&lng=en&tlng=en