Antifungal activity of thyme oil against Geotrichum citri-aurantii in vitro and in vivo

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1450-1456

  Liu, X ^a   Wang, L P ^b   Li, Y C ^a   Li, H Y ^c   Yu, T ^a   Zheng, X D ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION AND MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Citrus fruit; Galactomyces citri aurantii; Geotrichum citri aurantii; Sour rot; Thyme oil

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CITRUS FRUITS; CULTIVATION; DISEASE CONTROL; ESSENTIAL OILS; FUNGI; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES; GALACTOMYCE CITRI-AURANTII; GEOTRICHUM; GEOTRICHUM CITRI-AURANTII; GERM TUBES; IN-VITRO; SATSUMA MANDARIN; SOUR ROT; THYME OIL; UNTREATED CONTROL;

GERMINATION;

THYME OIL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP DAMAGE; DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESSENTIAL OIL; FRUIT PRODUCTION; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GEOTRICHUM; GEOTRICHUM CITRI AURANTII; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SATSUMA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CITRUS; CITRUS RETICULATA; GALACTOMYCES CITRI-AURANTII; GEOTRICHUM CITRI-AURANTII; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 70349947379     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04328.x     Document Type: Article

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