Antimicrobial activity of essential oils from 13 different plants against streptococci

International Journal of Essential Oil Therapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-44

  Mahboubi, M ^a   Feizabadib, M M ^b  

^a Research Center of Barij Essence   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Phenolic compounds; Satureja hortensis; Streptococcus; essential oils; Zataria mukiflora

Indexed keywords

BORNEOL; CAMPHOR; CARVACROL; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; LINALOOL; PHENOL; PINENE; PLANT EXTRACT; THYMOL;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BASIL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS; LAVANDULA STOECHAS; MENTHA PIPERITA; MENTHA PULEGIUM; MENTHA SPICATA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PEROVSKIA ABROTANOIDES; ROSEMARY; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SATUREJA HORTENSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA; ZHUMERIA MAJDAE; ZIZIPHORA TENUIR;

EID: 77952112435     PISSN: 19614209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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