Antibacterial effects of oregano (Origanum vulgare) against gram negative bacilli

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 609-613

  Masood, Nazia ^a   Chaudhry, Ahmed ^a   Saeed, Sabahat ^a   Tariq, Perween ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACILLI (CLASS); CITROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP.; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE SUBSP. OZAENAE; NEGIBACTERIA; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

EID: 34547622827     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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