In Vitro inhibitory activities of essential oils from two Korean Thymus species against antibiotic-resistant pathogens

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 897-901

  Shin, Seungwon ^a   Ji, Hyun Kim ^a  

^a Duksung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Resistant bacteria; T. Quinquecostatus; Thymus magnus

Indexed keywords

EID: 30644479422     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02973874     Document Type: Article

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