Antimicrobial activity of essential oils and other plant extracts

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 985-990

  Hammer, K A ^a   Carson, C F ^a   Riley, T V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; LEMON OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; THYME OIL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DILUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HERBAL MEDICINE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TECHNIQUE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS;

EID: 0033048734     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00780.x     Document Type: Article

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