Effects of Origanum vulgare essential oil and its two main components, carvacrol and thymol, on a plant pathogen
Preclinical
Abstract
Oregano (Origanum vulgare) essential oil and its main components carvacrol and thymol showed strong antimicrobial activity by damaging microbial cell membranes, characterising the antimicrobial mechanism of oregano oil.
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How to cite
Hou, H., Zhang, X., Zhao, T. and Zhou, L (2020) 'Effects of Origanum vulgare essential oil and its two main components, carvacrol and thymol, on a plant pathogen', PeerJ, 8, pp. e9626. doi:10.7717/peerj.9626
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