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Anti-Legionella activity of essential oil of Satureja cuneifolia.
[legionellosis]
The
essential
oil
of
Satureja
cuneifolia
Ten
.
was
characterized
by
a
high
concentration
of
the
phenolic
compounds
carvacrol
(
21
.
3
%
)
and
thymol
(
9
.
2
%
)
.
The
in
vitro
activity
of
the
essential
oil
against
Legionela
pneumophila
serogroups
(
SG
)
I
and
2
-
15
and
Legionella
spp
.
from
different
sources
,
using
microdilution
,
showed
that
L
.
pneumofila
is
sensitive
to
the
oil
,
with
MICs
ranging
from
0
.
12
to
0
.
5
%
,
v
/
v
,
and
a
MBC
at
0
.
5
to
1
%
,
v
/
v
.
The
essential
oil
of
S
.
cuneifolia
was
effective
in
the
reduction
of
Legionellosis
infections
.