Evaluation of antimicrobial activities of Satureja hortensis L.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-65

  Sahin F ^a   Karaman, I ^a   Gulluce M ^a   Ogutcu H ^a   Sengul M ^a   Adiguzel A ^a   Ozturk S ^a   Kotan, R ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Medicinal plant; Satureja hortensis L.

Indexed keywords

CEFOPERAZONE; HEXANE; METHANOL; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SATUREJA HORTENSIS EXTRACT; SULBACTAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ACINETOBACTER JOHNSONII; ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES PACIFICUS; ALCALIGENES XYLOSOXYDANS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS MACERANS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; BREVUNDIMONAS DIMINUTA; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BURKHOLDERIA; CANDIDA; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CLAVIBACTER MICHIGANENSE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CURTOBACTERIUM FALCCUMFACIENS; DIFFUSION; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT DISEASE; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SATUREJA HORTENSIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); YEAST;

SATUREJA HORTENSIS;

EID: 0037674856     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00110-7     Document Type: Article

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