Essential oils of Origanum compactum increase membrane permeability, disturb cell membrane integrity, and suppress quorum-sensing phenotype in bacteria

Bouyahya, Abdelhakim; Abrini, Jamal; Dakka, Nadia; Bakri, Youssef

doi:10.1016/j.jpha.2019.03.001

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Essential oils of Origanum compactum increase membrane permeability, disturb cell membrane integrity, and suppress quorum-sensing phenotype in bacteria

Published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis • Mar 7, 2019

Authors:

Abdelhakim Bouyahya

Jamal Abrini

Nadia Dakka

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate antibacterial activity of Origanum compactum essential oils collected at three phenological stages on Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. The antibacterial activity was evaluated using the agar-well diffusion assay. The MIC and MBC values were determined ...

Subject

Quorum sensing

Antibacterial activity

Chemistry

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