Thymol is a natural volatile monoterpenoid phenol that is the main active ingredient of oil
extracted from species Thymus vulgaris L., commonly known as thyme, and other plants …

With the increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the lack of new antibiotics being
brought onto the market, alternative strategies need to be found to cope with infections …

Antibiotics have been used as essential therapeutics for nearly 100 years and, increasingly,
as a preventive agent in the agricultural and animal industry. Continuous use and misuse of …

The development of resistance to different antimicrobial agents by bacteria, fungi, viruses,
parasites, etc. is a great challenge to the medical field for the treatment of infections caused …

Synergistic interactions between constituents of essential oils have been reported for
several areas of research. In the present study, mechanisms that could explain the …

Background The intensive use of antibacterial and antifungal drugs has dramatically
increased the microbial resistance and has led to a higher number of difficult-to-eradicate …

Historically, essential oils and their lead molecules have been extensively recognised for
their anti-infective properties. In this context, certain volatile phenolics (VPs) have emerged …

The contribution of low‐abundance microbial species to soil ecosystems is easily
overlooked because there is considerable overlap between metabolic abilities (functional …

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a serious public health problem which is due to the
immoderate and often inappropriate prescription of antibiotics. As a result, the exploitation of …

The Verbenaceae family includes 2600 species grouped into 100 genera with a pantropical
distribution. Many of them are important elements of the floras of warm-temperature and …