Antibacterial Mode of Action of Cinnamomum verum Bark Essential Oil, Alone and in Combination with Piperacillin, Against a Multi-Drug-Resistant Escherichia coli Strain |
Yap, Polly Soo Xi
(School of Postgraduate Studies and Research, International Medical University)
Krishnan, Thiba (Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya) Chan, Kok-Gan (Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya) Lim, Swee Hua Erin (Department of Physiology, Perdana University-Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (PU-RCSI)) |
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