Effects of Two Terpene Alcohols on the Antibacterial Activity and the Mode of Action of Farnesol against Staphylococcus aureus
We have studied changes in the antibacterial activity and the mode of action of farnesol against Staphylococcus aureus when two terpene alcohols with an aliphatic carbon chain were added, individually, to a bacterial suspension that contained farnesol. Geraniol increased the growth-inhibitory activi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2008-12-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/13/12/3069/ |