Encapsulation of cardamom essential oil in chitosan nano-composites: In-vitro efficacy on antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogens and cytotoxicity studies.

Encapsulation of cardamom essential oil in chitosan nano-composites: In-vitro efficacy on antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogens and cytotoxicity studies.

Natural antimicrobial agents, particularly essential oils present an excellent alternative to current antibiotics due to their potent and broad-spectrum antimicrobial potential, unique mechanisms of action and low tendency to induce resistance. However their potential as a viable therapeutic alterna...

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Main Authors: Bushra Jamil, Rashda Abbasi, Shahid A Abbasi, Muhammad Imran, Siffat Ullah Khan, Ayesha Ihsan, Sundus Javed, Habib Bokhari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Cytotoxicity
MRSA
multi drug resistance
Chitosan nanocapsules
Natural active agents
cardamom essential-oil
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01580/full

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