Chemical composition of leaf essential oil of juniperus phoenicea and evaluation of its antibacterial activity

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-204

  Derwich, E ^a   Benziane, Z ^b   Boukir, A ^a  

^a SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

pinene; Antibacterial activity; Chemical composition; Juniperus phoenicea

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUPRESSACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS PHOENICEA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 77953581691     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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