Antifungal activity of the volatile phase of essential oils: A brief review

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1297-1302

  Cavanagh, Heather M A ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Essential oil; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349106256     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0700201222     Document Type: Review

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