Antibacterial and antifungal activity of ethanolic extracts from eleven spice plants

Biologia

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-278

  Ertürk, Ömer ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Plant extracts; Spice plants

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; COLUTEA ARBORESCENS; CUMINUM CYMINUM; DIANTHUS; DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS; ERICA ARBOREA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; HEDERA; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS; LAURUS; LAURUS NOBILIS; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MENTHA X PIPERITA; NEGIBACTERIA; PIPER NIGRUM; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHUS CORIARIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33746738145     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-006-0050-8     Document Type: Article

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