Antibacterial effects of iranian mentha pulegium essential oil on isolates of klebsiella sp

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-185

  Jazani, N H ^a   Ghasemnejad Berenji, H ^a   Sadegpoor, S ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Herbal medicine; Minimum bactericidal concentration; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Pennyroyal

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IRAN; KLEBSIELLA; MENTHA PULEGIUM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IRAN; KLEBSIELLA; MENTHA PULEGIUM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS;

KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA SP.; MENTHA PULEGIUM;

EID: 60549110444     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.183.185     Document Type: Article

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