Synergistic interactions of essential oil components with antibiotics against multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum.

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to examine the antibacterial activity of the essential oil components (EOCs), carvacrol (CAR), cinnamaldehyde (CIN), thymol (TH), alpha pinene (α-PN), eucalyptol (EU), limonene (LIM), and the antibiotics, linezolid (LZD), vancomycin (VAN), gentamicin (GEN), ciprofloxacin (CIP), clindamycin (CLN), and penicillin (PEN) against 50 multidrug resistant Corynebacterium striatum strains, and the synergistic interactions of CAR and CIN with the antibiotics against 10 randomly selected Coryne. striatum strains to explore synergistic interactions to determine if their combined use could enhance antibiotic activity and potentially reduce resistance.

Methods And Results: The activity of the EOCs and the antibiotics against Coryne.

[Antibacterial Activity and Synergistic Interaction of Various Essential Oil Components and Antibiotics].

Inappropriate and uncontrolled use of antibiotics in humans and animals leads to the emergence of multi-resistant bacteria. Before the discovery of antibiotics, plant extracts and essential oils were used for therapeutic purposes. Today, due to increasing antibiotic resistance, many studies are frequently carried out on the antimicrobial activities of natural active substances that can be a source for new drug candidates.

Composition, antimicrobial activity and in vitro cytotoxicity of essential oil from Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (Lauraceae).

The essential oil from the bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume was analyzed by GC-MS and bioassays were carried out. Nine constituents representing 99.24% of the oil were identified by GC-MS.

Evaluation of in vitro activity of carvacrol against Candida albicans strains.

In this study, the in vitro activity of carvacrol on 100 clinical isolates of Candida albicans was evaluated by determining the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). Susceptibility of clinical isolates of C. albicans to carvacrol was determined by broth microdilution method.

Chemical composition, antibacterial and antifungal activity of the essential oil of Thymbra spicata L. from Turkey.

The composition of the essential oil from aerial parts of Thymbra spicata L. from Turkey was analysed by GC-MS and its in vitro antimicrobial activity was examined. GC-MS analysis of the essential oil resulted in the identification of twenty-three constituents, representing 97.

Antibacterial activity and phytochemical evidence for the plant origin of Turkish propolis from different regions.

Honeybees collect propolis from practically any abundant plant source in the neighborhood of the hive, be it populus, eucalyptus, pine, sugarcane, cashew nut or orange trees. We have described that the origin plants of Turkish propolis are Populus sp., Eucalyptus sp.

Antimicrobial activity of essential oil and methanol extracts of Achillea sintenisii Hub. Mor. (Asteraceae).

The essential oil, obtained by Clevenger distillation, and water-soluble and water-insoluble parts of the methanol extracts of Achillea sintenisii Hub. Mor. were individually assayed for their antimicrobial activities against 12 bacteria and two yeasts, Candida albicans and C.

Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of the essential oil and methanol extracts of Thymus pectinatus Fisch. et Mey. Var. pectinatus (Lamiaceae).

The essential oil, obtained by using a Clevenger distillation apparatus, and water-soluble (polar) and water-insoluble (nonpolar) subfractions of the methanol extract of Thymus pectinatus Fisch. et Mey. var.