Susceptibility of opportunistic bacteria and yeasts to the volatile oils of Artemisia afra, Lippia javanica, Lippia scaberrima, Myrothamnus flabellifolius and Osmitopsis asteriscoides

Journal of Infectious Disease Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 43-50

  Huffman, Alison ^a   Klepser, D Michael E ^a   Keele, Douglas J ^b   Roling, Ellen ^b,c  

^a FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Microorganism; Oils; Plant

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA AFRA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; LIPPIA JAVANICA EXTRACT; LIPPIA SCABERRIMA EXTRACT; METICILLIN; MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIUS EXTRACT; OSMITOPSIS ASTERISCOIDES EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA AFRA; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; LIPPIA JAVANICA; LIPPIA SCABERRIMA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIUS; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; OSMITOPSIS ASTERISCOIDES; PLANT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0036424889     PISSN: 10687777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J100v05n04_04     Document Type: Article

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