In-vitro antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of Sardinian Thymus essential oils

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 130-135

  Cosentino, Sofia ^a   Tuberoso, C I G ^a   Pisano, B ^a   Satta, M ^a   Mascia, V ^a   Arzedi, E ^a   Palmas, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; FOOD PRESERVATION; MONOTERPENES; SPOILAGE; THYMUS;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES; ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMICAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; GC/MS ANALYSIS; IN-VITRO; NATURALLY OCCURRING; REFERENCE STRAINS; SARDINIA; THYME ESSENTIAL OIL;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; HYDROCARBON; TERPENE; THYME OIL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; HIGHER PLANT; NONHUMAN;

ITALY; SARDINIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; THYMUS; THYMUS CAPITATUS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0032856392     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1999.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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