
%0 Journal Article
%A Thomson, Natalie 
%A Hammer, Katherine 
%A Riley, Thomas 
%T Tea-tree oil – a naturally occurring biocide
%J Microbiology Australia
%D 2010/11/01
%V 31
%N 4
%P 182-184
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/MA10182
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MA10182 
%X Tea-tree oil (TTO) is the essential oil derived from an Australian native plant that has been used for hundreds of years, mainly for its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. With the advent of ever-increasing resistance to antibiotics and biocides amongst organisms, TTO may play an important role in the health industry in the fight against resistance. 
