Antimicrobial activity of essential oil from Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. pollen

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-100

  Sittiwet, Chaiyasit ^a  

^a MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anti microbial; Food borne pathogen; Nelumbo nucifera; Nymphaceae

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; FOOD ADDITIVE; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; NELUMBO NUCIFERA EXTRACT;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BROTH DILUTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD SAFETY; GROWTH INHIBITION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NELUMBO; NELUMBO NUCIFERA; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 68949119955     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2009.98.100     Document Type: Article

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