Effect of eucalyptus essential oil on respiratory bacteria and viruses

Current Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-92

  Cermelli, Claudio ^a   Fabio, Anna ^b   Fabio, Giuliana ^a   Quaglio, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS OIL;

ADENOVIRUS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOTOXICITY; DILUTION; EUCALYPTUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUMPS VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VERO CELL; VIRUS CULTURE;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; EUCALYPTUS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUMPS VIRUS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLAQUE ASSAY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VERO CELLS;

ADENOVIRIDAE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MUMPS VIRUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 37549050590     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-007-9045-0     Document Type: Article

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