Antimicrobial agents from plants: Antibacterial activity of plant volatile oils

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 308-316

  Dorman, H J D ^a   Deans, Stanley G ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLOVE OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; NUTMEG OIL; THYME OIL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PEST CONTROL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PEPPER; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; GERANIACEAE; LAMIACEAE; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; MYRISTICACEAE; MYRTACEAE; OREGANUM; OREGANUM VULGARE; ORIGANUM VULGARE; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS; PIPER NIGRUM; PIPERACEAE; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0034026567     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00969.x     Document Type: Article

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