Caracterização e análise do potencial antimicrobiano do óleo essencial da Lippia thymoide frente a Fusobactérium nucleatum

Abstract

This study aimed to discover the chemical components and to analyze the antimicrobial activity of Lippia Thymoide essential oil on the Fusobacterium Nucleatum (FN) strain. Based on the information that this anaerobic bacterium is highly pathogenic to the oral cavity, the essential oil was obtained by the hydrodistillation method and its chemical composition was discovered using gas-liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC- MS). Responses to the sensitivity test (15 mm) and the minimum inhibitory concentration (1.6 μg / ml), compared to the control test using the antibiotic Vancomycin sensitivity (34 mm) and MIC (0.16 μg / ml) its high antimicrobial potential against FN and a possible weapon to combat serious periodontal diseases.