Microbial population dynamics under microdoses of the essential oil arborvitae.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the current concern caused by drug resistant microorganisms, alternatives to traditional antimicrobials are increasingly necessary. Historical holistic treatments involving natural approaches are now of interest as a potential alternative. Many essential oils have antimicrobial properties with the ability to modify bacterial and fungal population dynamics in low concentrations.

Methods

In this study, bacterial and fungal growth in response to varying concentrations of arborvitae oil was assessed using spectrophotometric methods to obtain estimates of population growth parameters including carrying capacity (K) and intrinsic rate of growth (r). Estimates of these parameters were compared among doses within strains using general linear modeling.

Results

SUBMITTER: McGregor RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6728999 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature