In vitro antimicrobial activity and antagonistic effect of essential oils from plant species

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 551-559

  Toroglu, Sevil ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cupressus sempervirens; Essential oil; Pinus nigra; Synergisms additive antagonism; Thymus eigii

Indexed keywords

CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS OIL; ERYTHROMYCIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; NYSTATIN; PINUS NIGRA OIL; THYMUS EIGII OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANTAGONISM; ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CONIFEROUS TREE; ESSENTIAL OIL; SYNERGISM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUPRESSUS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EURASIA; KAHRAMANMARAS; TURKEY;

CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; PINUS NIGRA;

EID: 34547561384     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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