Table 1.

Target of antibacterial action of some essential oils.

Target	Essential oil or component	Reference
Cell wall or membrane	Carvacrol	Helander et al. (24), Ultee et al. (28, 34), Fitzgerald et al. (37), Xu et al. (48)
	Cinnamon	Bouhdid et al. (40)
	Cinnamaldehyde	Gill and Holley (57)
	Cymene	Ultee et al. (28)
	Eugenol	Walsh et al. (36)
	Farnesol	Inoue et al. (38)
	Nerolidol	Inoue et al. (38)
	Oregano	Bouhdid et al. (43), De Souza et al. (53)
	Plaunotol	Inoue et al. (38)
	Rosemary	De Souza et al. (53)
	Tea tree oil	Cox et al. (26)
	Thymol	Helander et al. (24), Walsh et al. (36), Xu et al. (48)
	Vanillin	Fitzgerald et al. (37)
Respiration	Cinnamon	Bouhdid et al. (40)
	Tea tree oil	Cox et al. (26)
	Vanillin	Fitzgerald et al. (37)
Quorum sensing	Clove	Khan et al. (64)
	Geranium	Szabo et al. (65)
	Lavender	Szabo et al. (65)
	Oregano	Alvarez et al. (66)
	Rose	Szabo et al. (65)
	Rosemary	Szabo et al. (65)