Composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of thymus fontanesii boiss. Et reut. From Algeria.

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 594-596

  Bekhechi, Chahrazed ^a   Bekkara, Fewzia Atik ^a   Abdelouahid, Djamel Eddine ^a   Tomi, Félix ^b   Casanova, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Carvacrol; Essential oil composition; Thymus fontanesii

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAINS; HYDRODISTILLATION;

BACTERIA; DISTILLATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THYMUS FONTANESII;

EID: 34548822609     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2007.9699339     Document Type: Article

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