Plant-based compound shown to kill pneumococci: Potential prophylaxis and treatment of pneumonia
May 30 2019
A team led by Associate Professor Hisamori Domon and Professor Yutaka Terao of Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences demonstrated that hinokitiol, a plant-based compound, is bactericidal against pneumococci, which are causes of pneumonia. The results of the study were published online in Microbiology and Immunology on May 20, 2019.
Publication Details
Title: Antibacterial activity of hinokitiol against both antibiotic-resistant and -susceptible pathogenic bacteria predominant in the oral cavity and upper airways
Journal: Microbiology and Immunology
Authors: Hisanori Domon, Takumi Hiyoshi, Tomoki Maekawa, Daisuke Yonezawa, Hikaru Tamura, Shigetada Kawabata, Katsunori Yanagihara, Osamu Kimura, Eiji Kunitomo, Yutaka Terao
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