Antimicrobial activity of wax and hexane extracts from Citrus spp. peels

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 681-685

  Johann, Susana ^a,d   De Oliveira, Vetúria Lopes ^a   Pizzolatti, Moacir G ^a   Schripsema, Jan ^b   Braz Filho, Raimundo ^b   Branco, Alexsandro ^c   Smânia Jr , Artur ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibiosis; Bacteria; Fungi; Pathogens; Polymethoxylated flavonoids

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON; CITRUS RETICULATA; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM SP.; CURVULARIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM CANIS; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 36248931969     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007000600004     Document Type: Article

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