Chemical and antimicrobial studies of juniperus excelsa subsp. excelsa and juniperus excelsa subsp. polycarpos essential oils

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 292-302

  Asili, J ^a   Emami, S A ^a   Rahimizadeh, M ^b   Fazly Bazzaz, B S ^c   Hassanzadeh, M K ^c  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cupressaceae; Essential oil; Juniperus excelsa subsp. excelsa; Juniperus excelsa subsp. polycarpos; Minimum inhibitory concentration

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CUPRESSACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS EXCELSA; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 53949093714     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2008.10643633     Document Type: Article

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