The effect of essential oils of basil on the growth of Aeromonas hydrophila and Pseudomonas fluorescens

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 152-158

  Wan, J ^a   Wilcock, A ^a   Coventry, M J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ESSENTIAL OILS;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BASIL ESSENTIAL OIL; DIFFUSION METHOD; GRAM POSITIVE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HYDROPHILA; METHYL CHAVICOL; MICRO-ORGANISMS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

LETTUCE;

CHLORINE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTRAGOLE; LINALOOL; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT;

BASIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; LETTUCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SURVIVAL;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; FLAVIMONAS ORYZIHABITANS; OCIMUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS FLURORESCENE;

EID: 0031882653     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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