Some effects of Douglas fir terpenes on certain microorganisms
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The Douglas fir terpene alpha-pinene was shown to inhibit the growth of a variety of bacteria and a yeast. Other terpenes of the Douglas fir, including limonene, camphene, and isobornyl acetate, were also inhibitory to Bacillus thuringiensis. All terpenes were inhibitory at concentrations normally present in the fir needle diet of Douglas fir tussock moth larvae. The presence of such terpenes in the diet of these insects was found to strongly influence the infectivity of B. thuringiensis spores for the Douglas fir tussock moth larvae. The terpene alpha-pinene destroyed the cellular integrity and modified mitochondrial activity in certain microorganisms.
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- Authors
- Andrews, R. E., Parks, L. W., & Spence, K. D.
- Affiliations
- Washington State University (US)
- Oregon State University (US)
- Venue
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- Published
- 1980-08
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 301-304
- ISSN
- 0099-2240 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-5336
- PMC
- PMC291570
- OpenAlex
- W1598396692
- Cited by
- 181
- References
- 14
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- FWCI
- 1.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Antimicrobial agents and applications
- Keywords
- α-pinene, limonene, camphene, isobornyl acetate, Bacillus thuringiensis, Douglas-fir tussock moth, bacterial growth inhibition, yeast inhibition, spore infectivity, insect diet, mitochondrial activity, cell integrity
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