title: Selected antimicrobial essential oils eradicate Pseudomonas spp. and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms.
abstract: Biofilms are difficult to eliminate with standard antimicrobial treatments due to their high antibiotic resistance relative to free-living cells. Here, we show that selected antimicrobial essential oils can eradicate bacteria within biofilms with higher efficiency than certain important antibiotics, making them interesting candidates for the treatment of biofilms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Kavanaugh
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ribbeck
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001453:Balsams / Q000737:chemistry; D018441:Biofilms / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D027424:Cinnamomum / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000494:pharmacology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D046930:Thymus Plant / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001453:Balsams; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; C025080:Peruvian balsam