Antimicrobial activity of Inula helenium L. essential oil against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and Candida spp.

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 588-590

  Deriu, Antonella ^a   Zanetti, Stefania ^a   Sechi, Leonardo A ^a   Marongiu, Bruno ^b   Piras, Alessandra ^b   Porcedda, Silvia ^b   Tuveri, Enrica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANTOLACTONE; AMPICILLIN; BERGAMOT OIL; BIFONAZOLE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; GENTAMICIN; INULA HELENIUM EXTRACT; ISOALANTOLACTONE; PENICILLIN G; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOMYCIN; TEA TREE OIL; TETRACYCLINE;

AEROMONAS SOBRIA; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACILLUS CEREUS; CANDIDA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECAMPANE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INULA; LETTER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, SUPERCRITICAL FLUID; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; INULA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 43549116076     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.02.006     Document Type: Letter

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