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Nanostructured Lipid Carriers Loaded with Lippia sidoides Essential Oil as a Strategy to Combat the Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris

Baldim, I., Paziani, M. H., Barião, P. H. G., Kress, M. R. V. Z., & OLIVEIRA, W. P. D. (2022) · Pharmaceutics · doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics14010180 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

The effect of essential oils and their combinations on bacteria from the surface of fresh vegetables

György, É., Laslo, É., Kuzman, I. H., & András, C. D. (2020) · Food Science & Nutrition · doi:10.1002/fsn3.1864 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Comparative study of the chemical composition, antibacterial activity and synergic effects of the essential oils of Croton tetradenius baill. And C. pulegiodorus baill. Against Staphylococcus aureus isolates

Rocha, R. R., Matos, M. N. C., Guerrero, J. A. P., Cavalcante, R. M. B., Melo, R. S., Azevedo, Á. M. A., Pereira, A. M. G., Lopes, P. H. R., Rodrigues, T. H. S., Bandeira, P. N., et al. (2021) · Microbial Pathogenesis · doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2021.104934 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Development and Research Progress of Anti-Drug Resistant Bacteria Drugs

Cui, X., Lü, Y., & Yue, C. (2021) · Infection and Drug Resistance · doi:10.2147/idr.s338987 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

First Evidence of a Combination of Terpinen-4-ol and α-Terpineol as a Promising Tool against ESKAPE Pathogens

Johansen, B., Duval, R. E., & Sergère, J. (2022) · Molecules · doi:10.3390/molecules27217472 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Antibacterial activities of rosemary essential oils and their components against pathogenic bacteria

Stojiljković, J. (2018) · Advances in Cytology & Pathology · doi:10.15406/acp.2018.03.00060 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Essential Oils as Antimicrobial Agents Against WHO Priority Bacterial Pathogens: A Strategic Review of In Vitro Clinical Efficacy, Innovations and Research Gaps

Iskandar, K., Ahmed, N., Paudyal, N., Alvarez, M. J. R., Balasubramani, S. P., Saadeh, D., Baig, S. U., Sami, H., Halat, D. H., Pavlović, N., et al. (2025) · Antibiotics · doi:10.3390/antibiotics14121250 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Prospects of Essential Oils in Controlling Pathogenic Biofilm

Jafri, H., Ansari, F. A., & Ahmad, I. (2018) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-814619-4.00009-4 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Rapid Screening of Essential Oils as Substances Which Enhance Antibiotic Activity Using a Modified Well Diffusion Method

Cui, Z.-H., He, H.-L., Wu, S., Dong, C., Lu, S.-Y., Shan, T., Fang, L., Liao, X., Liu, Y.-H., & Sun, J. G. (2021) · Antibiotics · doi:10.3390/antibiotics10040463 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles Strategically Combined With Origanum vulgare Derivatives: Antibacterial Mechanism of Action and Effect on Multidrug-Resistant Strains

Scandorieiro, S., Rodrigues, B. C. D., Nishio, E. K., Panagio, L. A., de Oliveira, A. G., Durán, N., Nakazato, G., & Kobayashi, R. K. T. (2022) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.842600 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Essential oils and isolated compounds for tick control: advances beyond the laboratory

Gonzaga, B. C. F., Barrozo, M. M., Teixeira, A. L. C., Sousa, L. J. M. P. E., Vale, F. L., Marreto, L. C. N. L., Marchesini, P., Rodrigues, D. D. C., de Souza, E. D. F., Sabatini, G. A., et al. (2023) · Parasites & Vectors · doi:10.1186/s13071-023-05969-w · Cited by 40 · see citing works

In vitro antibacterial properties of Cinnamomum zeylanicum essential oil against clinical extensively drug-resistant bacteria

Saki, M., Seyed–Mohammadi, S., Montazeri, E. A., Siahpoosh, A., Moosavian, M., & Latifi, S. M. (2020) · European Journal of Integrative Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2020.101146 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Potential of Aromatic Plant-Derived Essential Oils for the Control of Foodborne Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance in Animal Production: A Review

Zhang, L., Gao, F., Ge, J., Li, H., Xia, F., Bai, H., Piao, X., & Shi, L. (2022) · Antibiotics · doi:10.3390/antibiotics11111673 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Middle Eastern Plant Extracts: An Alternative to Modern Medicine Problems

Varijakzhan, D., Chong, C. M., Abushelaibi, A. A., Lai, K., & Lim, S. E. (2020) · Molecules · doi:10.3390/molecules25051126 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Antioxidant, anti-quorum sensing, biofilm inhibitory activities and chemical composition of Patchouli essential oil: in vitro and in silico approach

Mansuri, A., Lokhande, K. B., Kore, S., Gaikwad, S. C., Nawani, N. N., Swamy, K. V., Junnarkar, M. V., & Pawar, S. (2020) · Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics · doi:10.1080/07391102.2020.1810124 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

Open Access Essential Oils, A New Horizon in Combating Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance

Soo, P., Yap, X., Yiap, B. C., Hu, C., Hua, S., & Lim, E. (2016)

A review on novel strategies to combat multidrug resistance in pathogenic bacteria exploiting synergism between essential oil and antibiotics

Mazumder, I., Rehman, M., Deshmukh, F., Shah, S., Singh, A., Ramaiah, S., George, E., & Anbarasu, A. (2026) · World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s11274-025-04775-z · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Reversal of resistance in bacteria underlies synergistic effect of essential oils with conventional antibiotics

Lahmar, A., Bedoui, A., Mokdad-Bzéouich, I., Dhaouefi, Z., Kalboussi, Z., Chéraif, I., Ghédira, K., & Ghédira, L. C. (2016) · Microbial Pathogenesis · doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2016.10.018 · Cited by 63 · see citing works

Essential Oils: A Novel Approach for Anti-Microbial Therapy

Wani, A., Mange, H., & Vasudevan, A. (2021) · The Natural Products Journal · doi:10.2174/2210315511666210906114009 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Combining Essential Oils with Antibiotics and other Antimicrobial Agents to Overcome Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

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