Synergistic antibacterial activity between Thymus vulgaris and Pimpinella anisum essential oils and methanol extracts

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 403-406

  Al Bayati, Firas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Methanol extract; Pimpinella anisum; Synergistic antibacterial activity; Thymus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; METHANOL EXTRACTION; PIMPINELLA ANISUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANISE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; DRUG MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYME;

BACILLUS CEREUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PIMPINELLA ANISUM; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 40249118404     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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