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(Chest. 1951;20:671-674.)
© 1951 American College of Chest Physicians

The Antibacterial Action of Citrus Peel Oil on the Tubercle Bacillus in Vitro

BENJAMIN L. BROCK M.D., F.C.C.P.1 and HELEN M. KETCHUM M.S., M.T.(ADCP)2

1 Medical Director, Central Florida Tuberculosis Hospital, Orlando, Fla.
2 Bacteriologist for the Florida Tuberculosis Board.

The antimicrobic effects of citrus peel oil on M. tuberculosis and other organisms have been demonstrated and the implications discussed. Experiments are now in progress to study the effects of citrus oil in animals.






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