PHARMACOLOGICAL COMPOSITION OF CITRONELLA (ESSENTIAL OIL) EXHIBITING AN ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECT ON THE JP2 CLONE OF AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS

摘要

The invention relates to the application of the antibacterial effect of the essential oil of citronella (Cymbopogon citratus) of Moroccan origin on a virulent oral bacterial strain, the JP2 clone of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. Said original strain has never been subjected to antimicrobial tests based on essential oils. This novel application relates to both the methodology and the results obtained. The technique used is a simple and clear evidence-based method which provides a higher level of precision and improved reproducibility of results.