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. 2015 Sep 14;2:35. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2015.00035

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)