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Essential Oils as Antimicrobial Agents
Since the discovery of antibiotics, many people believe that the pathogenic microorganism threat to the population has been removed, with fatal infections and infectious diseases brought under control. This has discouraged research into drugs containing natural compounds such as essential oils. However, humans are now facing the rising problem of antibiotic resistance and must look at alternatives. New drugs are failing to keep up with the emergence of antibiotic persistent strains of pathogens that cause many fatalities every year. This Catalyst article looks at how a school microbiology club investigated the antimicrobial effects of some essential oils.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2014, Volume 24, Issue 3.
Catalyst is a science magazine for students aged 14-19 years. Annual subscriptions to print copies of the magazine can be purchased from Mindsets.
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