title: Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil of Myrtus communis L. against Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium spp.
abstract: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiological agent of tuberculosis. The World Health Organization has estimated that 8 million of people develop active TB every year and the situation is complicated by an increase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to drugs used in antitubercular therapy: MDR and XDR-TB. Myrtle leaf extracts, used as an antiseptic in Sardinian traditional medicine, have strong antibacterial activity as several investigations showed. In this study we investigated the antimicrobial properties of the essential oil of Myrtus communis against clinical strains of M. tuberculosis and M. paratuberculosis.
authors: Department of Biomedical Science, Microbiology, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
authors: Stefania
authors: S
authors: Zanetti
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Cannas
authors: Paola
authors: P
authors: Molicotti
authors: Alessandra
authors: A
authors: Bua
authors: Marina
authors: M
authors: Cubeddu
authors: Silvia
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authors: Porcedda
authors: Bruno
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authors: Marongiu
authors: Leonardo Antonio
authors: LA
authors: Sechi