Failure of Staphylococcus aureus to Acquire Direct and Cross Tolerance after Habituation to Cinnamon Essential Oil

Utilization of sublethal concentrations of cinnamon essential oil (CEO) for food preservation has been proposed. However, exposure to stressful, sublethal growth conditions may induce bacterial tolerance to homologous or heterologous stressing agents. Hence, the ability of CEO to stimulate bacterial...

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Main Authors: Xiaoqiu Song, Yue Sun, Qian Zhang, Xiaobo Yang, Feng Zheng, Shoukui He, Yifei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/1/18