Antibacterial activity and chemical constitutions of essential oils of Thymus persicus and Thymus eriocalyx from West of Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 3923-3926

  Talei, Gholam Reza ^a   Meshkatalsadat, Mohammad Hadi ^b  

^a LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b LORESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Essential oils; Thymus eriocalyx; Thymus persicus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYMUS ERIOCALYX;

EID: 36849085876     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3923.3926     Document Type: Article

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