Anti-listerial activity of plant essential oils from western region of Argentina

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 369-371

  Vaca Ruiz, M Laura ^a   Laciar, Analía ^a   Donadel, Osvaldo J ^b   Saad, J Roberto ^b   Carrizo Flores, Roberto ^b  

^a Área Microbiología ^*  (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Artemisia echegarayi; Baccharis salicifolia; Essential oils; Flourensia oolepis; Listeria monocytogenes

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; BACCHARIS SALICIFOLIA; FLOURENSIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 76749101159     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03175034     Document Type: Article

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