Comparative study of the essential oil composition and antimicrobial activity of Leonotis leonurus and L. ocymifolia in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 114-116

  Oyedeji, O A ^a   Afolayan, A J ^b  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESSENTIAL OIL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEONOTIS LEONURUS; LEONURUS; MICROCOCCUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHIGELLA SONNEI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 17444374662     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30160-5     Document Type: Article

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