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. 1980 Aug;40(2):301-4.
doi: 10.1128/aem.40.2.301-304.1980.

Some effects of douglas fir terpenes on certain microorganisms

R E Andrews  1 , L W Parks, K D Spence
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Some effects of douglas fir terpenes on certain microorganisms

R E Andrews et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1980 Aug.

Abstract

The Douglas fir terpene alpha-pinene was shown to inhibit the growth of a variety of bacteria and a yeast. Other terpenes of the Douglas fir, including limonene, camphene, and isobornyl acetate, were also inhibitory to Bacillus thuringiensis. All terpenes were inhibitory at concentrations normally present in the fir needle diet of Douglas fir tussock moth larvae. The presence of such terpenes in the diet of these insects was found to strongly influence the infectivity of B. thuringiensis spores for the Douglas fir tussock moth larvae. The terpene alpha-pinene destroyed the cellular integrity and modified mitochondrial activity in certain microorganisms.

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