The potential of origanum vulgare L. (Lamiaceae) essential oil in inhibiting the growth of some food-related aspergillus species

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 362-367

  Carmo, Egberto Santos ^a   Lima, Edeltrudes De Oliveira ^a   De Souza, Evandro Leite ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Essential oil; O. vulgare

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 48849093317     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822008000200030     Document Type: Article

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