Antibacterial activity of the leaf essential oil of Blumea mollis (D. Don) Merr.

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1297-1300

  Senthilkumar, Annadurai ^a   Kannathasan, Krishnan ^a   Venkatesalu, Venugopalan ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Blumea mollis; Essential oil

Indexed keywords

AERUGINOSA; AGAR MEDIUM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BLUMEA MOLLIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LEAF ESSENTIAL OIL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; ZONE OF INHIBITIONS;

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLUMEA MOLLIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS ARIES; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 67649219695     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-9997-2     Document Type: Article

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