Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil Arborvitae

Additional Funding Sources

This project is supported by a 2018-2019 STEM Undergraduate Research Grant from the Higher Education Research Council. The project was also supported by an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Grant #P20GM103408.

Presentation Date

7-2019

Abstract

Recent studies suggest essential oils have antimicrobial properties that inhibit bacterial and fungal growth. In this study, bacterial and fungal growth in the presence and absence of the essential oil Arborvitae was assessed using spectrophotometric methods. Results suggest the active component of the oil is hydrophilic and inhibits bacterial and fungal growth in a dose-dependent manner. The use of essential oils as novel antimicrobials may prove useful when dealing with multi-drug resistant pathogens.

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Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil Arborvitae

Recent studies suggest essential oils have antimicrobial properties that inhibit bacterial and fungal growth. In this study, bacterial and fungal growth in the presence and absence of the essential oil Arborvitae was assessed using spectrophotometric methods. Results suggest the active component of the oil is hydrophilic and inhibits bacterial and fungal growth in a dose-dependent manner. The use of essential oils as novel antimicrobials may prove useful when dealing with multi-drug resistant pathogens.