Antimicrobial activity of essential oils obtained from aromatic plants of Argentina

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-134

  Demo, M ^a   Oliva, M De Las M ^a   López, Maria L ^b   Zunino, María P ^b   Zygadlo, Julio A ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antifungal activity; Essential oils; Natural substances

Indexed keywords

ACHYROCLINE SATUREIOIDES EXTRACT; ALOYSIA POLISTACHIA EXTRACT; ALOYSIA TRIPHYLLA EXTRACT; ANEMIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA ANNUA EXTRACT; BACCHARIS FLABELLATA EXTRACT; BLEPHAROCALYX TWEEIDIEI EXTRACT; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSOIDES EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPTIS MUTABILIS EXTRACT; LIPPIA TURBINATA EXTRACT; OPHRYOSPRORUS CHARRUA EXTRACT; PECTIS ODORATA EXTRACT; PHOEBE PORPHYRIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PSILA SPARTOIDES EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHYROCLINE SATUREIOIDES; ALOYSIA POLISTACHIA; ALOYSIA TRIPHYLLA; ANEMIA TOMENTOSA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARGENTINA; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; ARTICLE; BACCHARIS FLABELLATA; BACILLUS CEREUS; BLEPHAROCALYX TWEEIDIEI; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSOIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYPTIS MUTABILIS; KLEBSIELLA; LIPPIA TURBINATA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OPHRYOSPORUS CHARRUA; PECTIS ODORATA; PHOEBE PORPHYRIA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSILA SPARTOIDES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ALOYSIA TRIPHYLLA; ANEMIA TOMENTOSA; ARGENTINA (FISH); BACCHARIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA SP.; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MIRABILIS; PECTIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSILA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 17144415885     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200590919438     Document Type: Article

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