Antibacterial activities of Thymus serpyllum essential oil

Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-138

  Ur Rahman, Mujeeb ^a   Gul, Shereen ^b  

^a PCSIR LABORATORIES COMPLEX   (Pakistan)

^b Government Girls College   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Essential oil; Gram positive and gram negative bacteria; Thymus serpyllum

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; KANAMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THYME OIL;

MEDICAL APPLICATION;

ANTIBIOTICS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDICINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DRUG ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALBUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0037762655     PISSN: 00309885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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