Antimicrobial activity of Micromeria nervosa from the Palestinian area

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 143-147

  Ali Shtayeh, M S ^a   Al Nuri, M A ^a   Yaghmour, Reem M R ^a,b   Faidi, Y R ^a  

^a AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b AL QUDS UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Carvacrol; Micromeria nervosa; Susceptibility; Thymol

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; CARVACROL; ETHER; NYSTATIN; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PALESTINE; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030734645     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00088-3     Document Type: Article

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