Bioactivity of Backhousia citriodora: Antibacterial and antifungal activity

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-81

  Wilkinson, Jenny M ^a   Hipwell, Michael ^a   Ryan, Tracey ^a   Cavanagh, Heather M A ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Backhousia citriodora; Citral; Essential oil; Lemon myrtle

Indexed keywords

ANTI INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACKHOUSIA CITRIODORA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; TEA TREE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHEMISTRY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; LEMON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYRTACEAE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BEVERAGES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; MYRTACEAE; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEA TREE OIL;

BACKHOUSIA; BACKHOUSIA CITRIODORA; CITRUS LIMON; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; FUNGI; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYRTACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0037225744     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0258003     Document Type: Article

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