Antimicrobial effect of some essential oils

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 373-379

  Romeo, Flora V ^a   De Luca, Serena ^a   Piscopo, Amalia ^a   Poiana, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; Aloysia citriodora; Antimicrobial activity; Camphor; Citronellal; Cupressaceae, essential oil composition; Cupressus sempervirens; Geranial; Juniperus communis; Lamiaceae; Lavandula angustifolia; Linalool; Melissa officinalis; Neral; Rosmarinus officinalis; Verbenaceae; pinene; 3 carene

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH; KETONES;

ANTI MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; CYPRESS (CO); E. COLI; GERANIAL; INHIBITION EFFECTS; JUNIPER (CO); LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LEMON VERBENA; LINALYL ACETATE; LIQUID MEDIUMS; LISTERIA INNOCUA; ROSEMARY (ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS L); ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (SA); SURVIVAL AND GROWTH;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ALOYSIA TRIPHYLLA; CITHAREXYLUM CAUDATUM; CITRUS LIMON; CUPRESSACEAE; CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; DRYOBALANOPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; LAMIACEAE; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LIPPIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERBENA; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 47749088255     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2008.9700034     Document Type: Article

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