Amoebicidal activity of essential oils and essential oil-based microemulsions of <i>Aloysia citrodora Ortega ex Pers., Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt ex Bor</i>, and <i>Ocimum gratissimum</i> L. against <i>Acanthamoeba polyphaga</i> trophozoites
The EOs of A. citrodora, C. winterianus, and O. gratissimum and their microemulsions showed antiparasitic effect against A. polyphaga trophozoites, representing promising alternatives for the treatment of diseases caused by this protozoan.
Authors
- Marilise Brittes Rott
- Bráulio Otomar Caron
- Ricardo Scher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7318-1867)
- Cristiane Bani Corrêa
- Víctor Hugo Vitorino Sarmento (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6882-002X)
- Silvio Santana Dolabella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5576-3214)
- Sona Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5999-931X)
- Denise Schmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9963-4956)
- Ana Andréa Teixeira Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1271-7546)
- Yrna Lorena Matos de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8125-674X)
- Ingrid Borges Siqueira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3262-9618)
- Audrey Rouse Soares Tavares Silva
- Suely Moraes Alves
- Jonatas dos Santos de Souza
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Sergipe (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Alagoas (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxae232
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.24
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico