Antibacterial activity of essential oils from<i>Eucalyptus</i>and of selected components against multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens

Abstract

The activity of the oils can be ranked as EGF > ECL > ERL ~ EGL. However, all the oils and the components were hardly active against MDR Gram-negative bacteria. Aromadendrene was found to be the most active, followed by citronellol, citronellal and 1,8-cineole.