Potential use of Tunisian Pituranthos chloranthus essential oils as a natural disinfectant

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-117

  Yangui, T ^a   Bouaziz, M ^a   Dhouib, A ^a   Sayadi, S ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Essential oil; Natural disinfectant; Pituranthos chloranthus

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; DISINFECTANTS; DISTILLATION; FUNGICIDES; MICROORGANISMS;

AERIAL PARTS; ANTIMICROBIAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERICIDAL PROPERTIES; DILUTION METHOD; EUROPEAN STANDARDS; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGICIDAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL DISINFECTANT; PITURANTHOS CHLORANTHUS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISINFECTANTS; DISTILLATION; ESSENTIAL OILS; FUNGICIDES; PATHOGENS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; DISTILLATION; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNGUS; HERB; INSECTICIDE;

CHLORANTHUS; FUNGI; PITURANTHOS;

EID: 58149329099     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02499.x     Document Type: Article

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