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From: Anti-borreliae efficacy of selected organic oils and fatty acids

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Kinetic evaluation of anti-borreliae effects of selected lipids. Time-dependent killing efficacy of test lipids (oils at 0.15% including their active ingredients at 0.125% concentration, 13Z,16Z-docosadienoic acid at concentration 0.5 mg/ml) against logarithmic and stationary phases of Borrelia burgdorferi s.s. (a) and Borrelia garinii (b) monitored up to 72 h using direct counting and fluorescence microscope; * p ≤ 0.001 compared to control. Representative live (green)/dead (red) merged images of logarithmic phase and stationary phase of Borrelia burgdorferii s.s. and Borrelia garinii (c) after 24 h incubation period with eugenol and cinnamaldehyde, as the active compounds of the most effective oils, 13Z,16Z-docosadienoic acid, and daptomycin+cefoperazone+doxycycline (Dap+Cef + Dox) as a positive control, taken at 200 x magnification, stained with BacLight dye; scale bar 50 μm

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