Comparison of chemical composition and antimicrobial activities of Mentha longifolia L. ssp. longifolia essential oil from two Tunisian localities (Gabes and Sidi Bouzid)

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 513-520

  Hajlaoui, Hafedh ^a   Snoussi, Mejdi ^a   Ben Jannet, Hichem ^b   Mighri, Zine ^b   Bakhrouf, Amina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; GC; GC MS; Leaves; Mentha longifolia ssp. Longifolia; Stems

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MENTHA; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA;

EID: 53949100039     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03175551     Document Type: Article

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