Plant essential oils are intricate blends of organic volatility that may have antifungal characteristics of interest in the food, cosmetics and human health industries. As a result, in the quest for a natural and secure alternative, surveys of the antimicrobial activity of essential oils in recent decades have become increasingly essential. This review describes the anti-fungal therapeutic operations reported in the accessible research papers and scientific references of herbal Eucalyptus oils from diverse verities. At the same time, a study of significant techniques used in the assessment of antimicrobial activity and some of the processes involved in antimicrobial activities of essential oils was also carried out. The focus of this review article is on the characteristics and antimicrobial procedures of Eucalyptus globulus essential oils and the procedures involved in inhibiting these pathogenic micro-organisms.

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Review article Clinical research
A review article: antifungal activity of eucalyptus genus
Aman Kumar, Dr Satyender Kumar2
, Dr Vikram Sharma3
Department of Pharmacology, Harlal Institute of Management & Technology, Pharmacy Institute, 08,
Knowledge Park 1 Greater Noida, 201310
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Address for correspondence: Aman Kumar
E-mail: vaidaman779@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Plant essential oils are intricate blends of organic volatility that may have antifungal characteristics of interest in the
food, cosmetics and human health industries. As a result, in the quest for a natural and secure alternative, surveys of
the antimicrobial activity of essential oils in recent decades have become increasingly essential. This review describes
the anti-fungal therapeutic operations reported in the accessible research papers and scientific references of herbal
Eucalyptus oils from diverse verities. At the same time, a study of significant techniques used in the assessment of
antimicrobial activity and some of the processes involved in antimicrobial activities of essential oils was also carried
out. The focus of this review article is on the characteristics and antimicrobial procedures of Eucalyptus globulus
essential oils and the procedures involved in inhibiting these pathogenic micro-organisms.
Keywords: Eucalyptus oil; Antifungal activity
INTRODUCTION
The spread of drug-resistant pathogens is a
significant public health concern globally and
particularly in developing nations like India, Africa
and its nearby countries because of their overuse or
misuse of antibiotics, the spread of drug-resistant
pathogens is a growing concern of antimicrobial
resistance. [1] Essential oils from aromatic plants
attained popularity and academic interest in recent
years. Many crops, such as food, drugs and
perfumery, are used for various industrial reasons.
[2-3] They have been used since ancient times and
although many of them have become replaced by
synthetic goods, there is a growing demand for
natural products. Antibacterial, antifungal,
antiviral, insecticidal and antioxidant
characteristics have been found oscillated [4, 5].
They are natural antimicrobials which are the most
promising because the different mechanisms of
action do not trigger microbial resistance. The US
gives you a GRAS status. Food and Drug
administration means they are usually
acknowledged for secure intake and are widely
accepted by customers for human consumption
without constraints [6].
Eucalyptus belongs to the Myrtaceae
(Myrtoidae group) family, comprising about 800
species, one of the numerous genus flowering
plants in the globe. [6, 7] It is used in folk
medicine around the globe as an anti-inflammatory,
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analgesic and antipyretic remedy for symptoms of
respiratory diseases such as cold, flu and sinus
congestion. [8]
Food additives have also been approved for use
as essential oils from the Eucalyptus species and
extracts in the contemporary pharmaceutical and
cosmetics sectors [9]. The oils also include diverse
biological activities such as fungicidal
antimicrobial, insecticidal / insect repellent,
herbicidal, acaricidal and sometimes nematicidal
[10].
Taxonomy, characteristics, botanic and
ecology
The Myrtaceae family includes a minimum of
3,000 species of 130-150 genera in the entire
family a total of 1311 species. [11] They exist in
tropical and subtropical regions and are grown in
many other environments, including the reserve
region. [12] The reserve has a wide distribution.
Eucalyptus globulus is a tree of the genus
Eucalyptus from the family of Myrtaceae. [13]
Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) is a
Tasmanian blue gum, southern blue gum or blue
gum, usually green from 30 to 55 m in height.
Today's largest known specimen in Tasmania is
90.7 m tall up to 200 cm in diameter. [15] Deep,
propagating root system. Bark, smooth, mottled
gray, brown and greenish or blues, pellet in longer
lines, gray, coarse and rough at the base, thick and
thinly browned. Alternate blades on flattened
yellow petallions 1.5-4 cm long, narrowly
lanceolate, 10-30 cm long, 2.5-5 cm wide,
predominantly curved, acute at the base, whole,
fine straight and veiny with slender, glossy dark
green on both surfaces. [16]
Bisexual, standard and white flowers; pediatric
up to 8 mm long and flattered, hemispheric
operculum (up-per-part) 3-15 mm x 3-17 mm with
short knobs, big stems, superior ovary and
hemispheric operculum in the form of a bisexual,
ribbed or smooth (below portion), 3-14 mm x 3-27
mm in size.
The fruit is woody with a diameter between 1.5
and 2.5 cm. Valves (from 3 to 6 per fruit), which
open on top of the fruit, are used to pour countless
small seeds. It produces roots in all soils, rooting
several feet deep in some soils. [14] The Eucalyptus
Tree is an excellent source of commercially
significant eucalyptus oils which are extensively
used in pharmaceuticals, perfumery and industry
[17] and is comprised of fragrant, rich foliage of oil
glands.
Eucalyptus globulus Labili (Tasmanian blue
gum) and E are the most important type of
medicinal products. Exerta F. Exerta F. Dust. Dust.
(Queensland peppermint) [18]. The essential oil
extracted from Eucalyptus globulus Labill leaves is
a rich traditional, biologically active source of
medicines. It is widely used in the treatment of
pulmonary TB, diabetes, asthma and also is used in
treating respiratory tract infections and certain skin
diseases as a disinfectant, antioxidant and antiseptic
substance [19].
Physicochemical property of E.globulus oil
 Color- Colourless to light yellow
 Odour- Camphoraceous
 Specific gravity (20◦
C) 0.9065-0.9155
 Optical rotation -9 39 ' to + 5 27 '
 Refractive index ( 20◦
C) 1.463-1.466
 Acid value 0.18- 1.04
 Saponification value 8.90- 12.0
 Saponification value after acetylation 17.00-
21.68 [20, 21].
Eucalyptus oil is a complex mix of different
monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, as well as
aromatic phenols, oxides, ethers, alcohols, esters,
aldehydes, and ketones; the composition of the
extract and its share varies with different species as
well as with the species 17
. Large-scale studies have
been carried out on Eucalyptus globulus, reporting
the isolation of different plant constituents. The
leaves have reported various volatile components:
aromadendrene, cadinene, 1,8-cineole,gurjunene,
globulol, linalool oxide, eremorphilene, pinene,
pipertone and terpinene-4-ol, and
alloaromadendrene. Moreover, borneol,
bornylacetate, camphene, caproic acid, citral,
eudesmol, fenchone, isoamylalocohal, ρ-menthane,
myrcene, myrtenol, trans -pinocarveol, sabinene,
terpineol and thujone, thymol, transverbinol,
verbenone, asparagine, cysteine, glycine, glutamic
acid, norvaline.
The chemical in eucalyptus oil varies with the
season, location, climate, soil type, age of the
leaves, fertility regime, the method used to dry the
material of the plant, and the method of oil
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Eucalyptus as antimicrobial
People in various parts of the world
traditionally use essential oils and components for
various skin, fever, intestinal, respiratory tract
microbial infections. [24]. In the last three decades,
resistance development by micro-organisms has
restricted the use of these medicines for the
treatment of diseases, despite the production of
several new antibiotics by the pharmaceutical
industry. The growing problem of resistance to
antibiotics made it obligatory to look for the
appropriate alternatives. [24]
Several researchers around the world have
examined many plants because of their
antimicrobial characteristics and antimicrobial
properties. The world is searching for the
phytochemicals which could be developed for
treating infectious diseases, as well as ethno-
pharmacologists, botanists, microbiologists and
natural product chemists. [25, 26] Eucalyptus oil in
the high altitude plant consist certain secondary
metabolites, which is known to be phenols or their
oxygen-replaced derivatives have shown growth
potential inhibitors for microbes. 27
Eucalyptus
essential oils and their main components are toxic
to a variety of pathogens, both soil-borne and
pathogens, including bacteria and fungi. It was
found that mycelial growth was reduced and spores
production and germination were inhibited. [28]
Antibacterial activity of Eucalyptus oils
Earlier studies of antibacterial have shown
E.globulous essential globulus oil had a bacterial
impact on gram-negative growth of bacteria and
Gram-positive growth. Several herbs, several of
them Eucalyptus spp. The effects of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa were potentially useful (e.
camaldulensis, E. tereticornis, E. alba, E. citiodora,
E. deglupa, E. globulus, E. saligna, and E. robusta),
although the effects of various plants could be
irrelevant to the content of any major content such
as 1,8-cineole, a-pinene and μc-oils [29].
The antibacterial effect of E had been examined
by Mounchid, et al. (2005) [30] Escherichia
CIP54127 and E globulus essential oils. Coli
isolated and resistant to several antibiotics by the
technique of the micro atmosphere and reported
that the two bacteria strains with a minimal
inhibitory amount of 60 μl had been treated
effectively with oils. Salari et al. Eucalyptus
globulus leaf extract was used to evaluate its
activity on 56 Staphylococcus aureus isolates, 25
Streptococcus pyogenes isolates, 12 Streptococcus
pneumonia isolates, and seven Haemophilus
influenzae isolate obtained from 200 clinical
specimens of respiratory tract-disorders. The
MIC50s were 64, 32 and 16 mg / ml for these
species, 128, 64, 32 and 16 mg / ml for each
MIC90s, and 512, 128, 64 mg / ml for each MBC
species. In the study by cermalli et al. (2008) tested
in the case of S pneumoniae, 20 isolates S, 40
staphylococcus aureus isolates, 40 Haemophilus
influenzae isolates and 30 H isolates, tested against
antibacterial characteristics of Eucalyptus globulus
essential oil on 120 isolates Streptococcus
pjogenes. [31] They discovered that H,
parainfluenzae, ten Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates,
10 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates. The
most vulnerable were influenzae, and S.
maltophilia, followed by these oils. Eucalyptus
globulus essential oil against E. coli and S.aurus
[32, 33] have been revealed in our previous
experiments in vitro. Bachheti et al. (2011) tested
the essential oils extracted from Eucalyptus
globulus using the agar diffusion method to test the
oils of E.coli, P.aeruginosa, and Streptococcus. The
inhibition zone diameter ranged from 3 (E. coli) to
14 meters (P. aeruginosa). The MICs from
eucalyptus oils in Montenegrin varied from 0.3 to
3.13 mg/ml against 17 microorganisms, including
nutrition and spoilage bacteria and human
pathogens. Damjanović-Vratnica et al. (2011). [34,
35] Damjanović-Vratnica et al. Also, Ait-Ouazzou
et al. (2011)—always in the case of Moroccan E.
The bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects of
globulus essential oils was significant to seven
pathogen and spoilage bacteria [36]. Sharma et al.
(2007) daily Eucalyptus globulus essential oil
tested by using the disk diffusion method
Eucalyptus globulus essential oils for Sphingobium
indium, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus
aureus and Bacillus subtilis found Eucalyptus oil
inhibited growth on Straptoccous,and escheria coli
Esencial oil from Indian Eucalyptus globulus
laborills showed important inhibition of Bacillus
subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus and gram-negative
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia Coli to
be considered as a source of inhibition. [36] A
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positive Bacteria and 13 gram-negative strains) of
essential oil of Eucalyptus on antibacterial activity
has shown strong antibacterial activity over gram-
positive and Gram-negative Gram-positive
Bacteria. For Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus
subtilis (Gram +), the inhibition diameter varies
from 69 mm to 75 mm, for Escherichia coli (Gram-
) and Enterobacter sp, respectively, between 13 and
40 mm. [37] A study conducted by (Pombal, et
al.2014) knew that this oil was active against the
Escherichia coli and the Staphylococcus aureus,
including the Portuguese Eucalyptus globulus EO.
Bachheti (2015) Šumi (2015) Šumi (2012)
Globulus on two graph-positive strains and two
gram-negative strains (Pseudomonas aeruginosa
MTCC 7453 and Klebsiella pneumonia MTCC
4030) (MTCC 3160 and MTCC Staphylococcus
epidermidise MTCC 435). [38, 39] The results of
the study showed that the oil had a strong effect on
those bacteria, with an inhibition zone ranging from
23 to 28 mm in diameter and a minimum inhibitory
level (MIC) of 0.72 to 2.75 per liter/ ml. [40, 41]
The essential oils from the leaves of E were found
by Dezsi et al. (2015) [42] Globulus exhibited low
activity with inhibition areas between 2.3 and 10.1
mm and MICs ranged from 30 to to100togmL
against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis,
Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli.
ATCC 25586 (MIC= 1.14 mg / mL) and
PORPHYROMONAS gingival ATCC 33277
(MIC= 0.28 mg / mL), respectively, showed
marked antibacterial activity against Gram-negative
bacteria (MIC= 0.28 mg / mL). [44]
Mota et al (2015) Pseudomonas aureginosa,
Salmonella sp, Proteus vulgaris, Escherichia coli
and Staphylococcus aureus leaf oils from Brazilian-
grown Eucalyptus globulus, xylitol and papain
substances were tested.45
When applied to
Staphylococcus aureus and equal inhibitions for the
following microorgae (escherichia coli, Proteus
vulgaris) the Eucalyptus globulus oil showed more
inhibitions than control (chlorohexidine). Most
recently, a team of Tunisian researchers examined
the antimicrobial activities of 19 essential oils in 11
bacterial species (6 grams, 5 grams negative) and
of 7 micro dilution-assays in 7 fungal plants (2
dermatophytes, 1 mouth, 4 yeasts). MICs were
shown to be of a 0.90-4.50 mg / mL effect on
bacterial strains [45]. The antibacterial effect of
Eucalyptus globulus essential oils on P.aeruginosa,
E.coli, K was studied by a further Portuguese
research team. The essential oil has high
antibacterial activity against all MIC and MBC
bacterias ranging from 4 to 32 μl / ml per servant
for all test bacteria, Pneumoniae, Salmonella
Typhimurium, Acinetobacter baumannii.
E antimicrobial in vitro activity. [46] B essential
oil incorporated into chitosan films, was assessed
against bacterial strains commonly contaminating
foodstuffs, by Hafsa et al. (2016) Results showed
the inhibition rate to be greater than the rate
observed for the gram-positive bacterium
(S.aureus), on negative gram (E.coli,P.aeruginosa).
[47] For their antibacterial activity, Mekonnen et
al. (2016) S [48] screened for S certain essential
oils and their components. S. F, F.,S. F.
S.aeruginosa, S.aurus and E.coli. Thpymorium,
Shigellas species. The findings showed E. Strong
antibacterial action with inhibition diameter
ranging from 10 to 32 mm has occurring in
globulus oil.
In addition, studies have also documented the
efficacy of essential eucalyptus oils even against
resistant microbial strains. Sherry et al. (2001) [49]
have shown for instance that topical use of
eucalyptus oil can effectively remove
Staphylococcus aureus infection that is resistant to
methicillin. The antibacterial activity of Eucalyptus
oils against E. coli, Proteus, Klebsiella,
Pseudomonas and S.aureu was examined by
Trivedi and Hot chandani (2004) to the same
extent.50
The results of this research revealed that
both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
have antibacterial activity. oil of eucalyptus.
Mulyaningsih et al. (2011). − Today we reported
that eucalyptus and other components of
(aromadendrene, citronellol, citronellal and 1,8-
cineole and 1,8-cineol ) essential oils of (globulus,
radiata and citriodora) are not very active against
gram-negative, multidrug-resistant bacteria. [51]
Eucalyptus as antifungal
The increased incidence of pharmaceutical
pathogens, together with the toxicity of existing
antifungal compounds, gained attention to natural
product antimicrobial activity. The small number of
fungal drugs, primarily fungal drugs and the
emerging resistance to antifungal agents encourage
the search for alternative treatments [52]. Plants,
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for the formulation of new antifungal agents Úu
[53]. The plant is, therefore, an excellent source.
Many studies among these plants have focused on
searching for Eucalyptus globulus antifungal
activity, with oil showing different antimicrobial
efficacy.
Six essential anti-fungal properties including E
are tested, Benjilali et al. (1984). 39 mold strains
(13 of Penicillium genus, nine of Aspergillus and
seventeen others), respectively. Overall, eucalyptus
oils have shown weak test organism activity. [54]
The same test oils, although using an alternative
testing method, have produced similar results.
Eucalyptus globulus oil demonstrated moderate
activity but was least effective on all spoilage
organisms, including oil [55] for all spoilage
organisms. Byssochlamy levels, Geotrichum
candidum, Paecilomyces variotii, Penicillium
purpurogenum and Stachybotrys S.p. In the case of
sclerotium rolfsii, which is the causative organism
of foot-rot barley with MICs less than < 4000ppm,
Singh and Dwivedi (1987) [56] reported that the 5
different oils tested include Eucalyptus globulus
and Ocimum americanum (syn. O. canum).
However, neem oil (from Azadirachta indica)
showed more activity against S in other studies
conducted by the same research team [58]. The
Eucalyptus Globulus oil. Nevertheless, there has
been considerable activity in Eucalyptus globulus
oil in 10 soil fungi, including mycotoxigenic
Penicillium citrinum; Trichoderma viride [57].
Tantaoui-Elaraki et al. (1993) © as well as 3 fungi
(Zygorrhynchus sp., Aspergillus niger and
Penicillium italicum), were investigated for the
effect of oregano (Origanum compactum Benth.),
mugwort (Artemisia herba-alba Asso), and
eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus labill.) [60] on the
germination of the spore, mycelia elongation and
sporulation of the oils. The three physiognomies
studied, followed by a spore spurt and sporulating
mugwort and eucalyptus oil, were found to be the
most active in mycelial elongation. [61] Montes-
Belmont and Carvajal (1998) A comparison was
made between flavus growth. Ramezani et al.
(2002) [62, 64] has been reported to have a broad
range of fungicidal activity and inhibited the
growth of fungal pathogens in volatile oils from
lemon-scented eucalyptus and its main constituents
monoterpenes citronellal.
The antimicrobial activity globulol, separated
from the extract of Alternaria solani, Fusarium
oxysporum f.sp. from Eucalyptus globulus Labill
(Myrtaceae) fruits, was analyzed in Tan & coll.
Nieves, F. F. Rhizoctonia pirina and Rhizoctonia
solani. The medium effective inhibitor
concentration (IC50), respectively, was 47.1 g mL-
1, 114.3 to g mL-1, 56.9 g mL-1, 32.1 to g ml-1
and 21.8 g Ml. [64] Bansod and Rai (2008)-
Screened in the same way as Aspergillus fumigatus
and Aspergillus niger some essential oils to their
antifungal activity. Eucalyptus globular oils had
strong antifungal effects ranging between 18 and 22
mm in diameter inhibition zones. [65] Vilela et al.
(2009) — reported the E. EO and its major 1,8-
cineole compound against A globulus. A and
flavus. Parasiticus and found a complete inhibition
of fungal growth by contact and volatile assays of
both species with essential oil. [66] The in vitro
antifungal activity of Mucor Hiemalis, Alternaria
Alternaria, Penicillium sp., Penicillium Glabrum
and Fusarium Roseum has been assessed for
Martins et al. (2010) [67]. E. globulus essential
oils. The results showed that the essential oils of
Eucalyptus were deadly between 2.5 and 20 and
that the essential oil of Eucalyptus was deadly
between 2.5 and 20 liters / mL at concentrations
and the growth of all fungal species inhibited
between 1.25 and 5 liters/ml. Mousavi and Raftos
(2012) have identified in vitro antifungal activities
in combination with some essential oils extracted
from herbs (Thymus vulgaris, Salvia officinalis,
Eucalyptus globulus and Mentha piperita) against
certain filamentous fungal strains (Metrhizium sp.)
For Metrhizium sp., 0.02 mg/ml and 0.064 mg/ml,
for Ophiostoma sp., 0.018 and 0.048 mg/ml for
Trichoderma sp. respectively, the fungal strains
were susceptible to this mix and the MIC and MFC
values respectively. And Penicillium expansion
0.03 and 0.085 mg / ml. [68]
Several studies were carried out for the evaluation of
E.globulus essential oils antifungal activity against
Candida spp, in which oils of varying degrees of
antifungal effect have been demonstrated by the
study: [69, 77] CHF. Eucalyptus globulus L essential
oils. The efficacy of López-Meneses et al. (2015) [78]
said that suggests that essential oils are affecting F
were evaluated for the control of Aspergillus
parasiticus and Fusarium moniliforme and their
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Development of parasites and production of
mycotoxins. [79, 80] Mekonnen et al. (2016) —
Singling of Trichophyton spp1 (27, 3 mm) and
Aspergillus spp1 (11 mm) showed the immeasurable
antifungal activity of E.globulus essential oil. [81]
Eucalyptus oil: A therapeutic agent
The variety of essential oil components is huge
and has a wide variety of compounds. Some have
low or no microorganism efficiency, while others
are powerful antimicrobials. Terpenoids and
phenylpropenes are the most active of the
antimicrobial compounds of essential oil, while
certain aldehydes and not phenolic substances have
a promising antimicrobial active substance. [82]
The majority of these composites are phenols. A
Lipophilicity of their hydrocarbon skeleton and the
hydrophilicity of their key functional groups
determine the antimicrobial action of essential oil
components. The antimicrobial action of essential
oil components has been ranked as follows:
phenols, aldehyde, ketones, alcohols, ethers,
hydrocarbons. The essential oils of phenols as the
major compounds therefore show the greatest
activity against microorganisms. They have the
broadest range of activity and are slightly less
active than essential oils and alcohol compounds
[83]. A variety of cell structures or chemical
pathway compounds may be targeted by anti-
microbial compounds such as wall cell degradation,
membrane damage, proton dissipation, decreasing
extracellular protease activity, age of
lipopolysaccharide, an ergosterol content of
unsaturated fatty acids [84].
The systems that can inhibit microorganisms in
essential oils are based partly on their
hydrophobicity and involve various modes of
action [85]. They pass through the cell wall and
cytoplasmic membrane and permeate and permeate
the structure of their various polysaccharide, fatty
acid and phospholipid layers as typical lipophiles.
Such membrane damage to include cytotoxicity
[86] in bacteria, membranes may be permeable with
a loss of ions, a decrease in membrane potential,
proton pump collapse and adenosine triphosphate
(ATP) depletion of pool [87]. Crucial oils can
coagulate the cytoplasm, causing lipid and protein
damage [88]. The mitochondrial membranes in the
eukaryotic cells may be depolarized by reducing its
membrane potential, affecting Ca++ ionic cycling
and other ionic channels, and reducing the pH
gradient, affecting the proton pump and ATP pool
as in the bacteria. Essential oil antimicrobial
characteristics show that grams + ve are more
sensitive than grams negative bacteria. [89] The
outer membrane surrounding the cell wall, which
limits the dissemination of hydrophobic compounds
through its lipopolysaccharide may be attributable
to this increased resistance. [90] Zaika(1988) in
contrast to the hypothesis proposed by Deans that
the susceptibility of bacteria to plant volatility oils
and gram reaction appears to have a low effect on
growth inhibition, as suggested by Deans, that
gram-positive bacteria are more Resistant than
gram-negative bacteria. [91-94].
CONCLUSION
Essential oils are intricate blends of organic
volatility that may have antifungal characteristics
of interest in the food, cosmetics and human health
industries. As a result, in the quest for a natural and
secure alternative, surveys of the antimicrobial
activity of essential oils in recent decades have
become increasingly essential. This review is
sufficient to describe the anti-fungal therapeutic
operations reported in the accessible research
papers and scientific references of herbal
Eucalyptus oils from diverse verities. At the same
time, a study of significant techniques used in the
assessment of antimicrobial activity and some of
the processes involved in antimicrobial activities of
essential oils was also carried out. The review will
provide sufficient information regarding the
characteristics and antimicrobial procedures
activity of Eucalyptus globules essential oils.
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