Antifungal and biofilm inhibitory effect of Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass) essential oil on biofilm forming by Candida tropicalis isolates; an in vitro study

ŞAHAL, GÜLCAN; Woerdenbag, Herman; Hinrichs, Wouter; Visser, Anita; Tepper, Pieter; Quax, Wim; van der Mei, Henny; Bilkay, Isil

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2019.112188

Antifungal and biofilm inhibitory effect of Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass) essential oil on biofilm forming by Candida tropicalis isolates; an in vitro study

ŞAHAL G., Woerdenbag H. J., Hinrichs W. L. J., Visser A., Tepper P. G., Quax W. J., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, cilt.246, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 246
Basım Tarihi: 2019
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112188
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass) essential oil has been widely used as a traditional medicine and is well known for antimicrobial properties. Therefore, it might be a potent anti-infective and biofilm inhibitive against Candida tropicalis infections. Until now, no ideal coating or cleaning method based on an essential oil has been described to prevent biofilm formation of Candida strains on silicone rubber maxillofacial prostheses, voice prostheses and medical devices susceptible to C. tropicalis infections.