Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils from Tunisian Mentha pulegium L.

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-82

  Marzouk, Belsem ^a   Fredj, Mouna Ben Hadj ^a   Chraief, Imed ^b   Mastouri, Maha ^c   Boukef, Kamel ^d   Marzouk, Zohra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^d Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine Tunis   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Chemical composition; Essential oils; Lamiaceae; Mentha pulegium L.

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MENTHA PULEGIUM; POSIBACTERIA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 52949092435     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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