Temperature-dependent changes in susceptibility of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia to the essential oils of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) and black pepper (Piper nigrum)

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-115

  Driffield, Kiersten L ^a   Mooney, Louise ^a   Kerr, Kevin G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b HARROGATE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black pepper; Stenotrophomonas; Susceptibility testing; Sweet basil; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; LINALOOL; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PIPER NIGRUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSORBATE 80; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BASIL; BLACK PEPPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OCIMUM BASILICUM; PIPER NIGRUM; STENOTROPHOMONAS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 33645092131     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200600592087     Document Type: Article

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