Comparative evaluation of the antimicrobial activities of essential oils of Artemisia afra, Pteronia incana and Rosmarinus officinalis on selected bacteria and yeast strains

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 291-296

  Mangena, T ^a   Muyima, N Y O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; COSMETICS; MICROORGANISMS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SPOILAGE; STRAIN;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM STRAIN; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; FLAVOR AND FRAGRANCES; FOOD INDUSTRIES; MICROBIAL STRAIN; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; YEAST STRAIN;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

AGAR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COSMETIC; ESSENTIAL OIL; FRAGRANCE; PERFUME; PTERONIA INCANA EXTRACT; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLAVOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SPOILAGE; NONHUMAN; SOUTH AFRICA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; YEAST;

ARTEMESIA; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA AFRA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PTERONIA INCANA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0032911913     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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