Evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of the essential oil of Myrtus communis L. Against clinical strains of mycobacterium spp.

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Zanetti, Stefania ^a   Cannas, Sara ^a   Molicotti, Paola ^a   Bua, Alessandra ^a   Cubeddu, Marina ^a   Porcedda, Silvia ^b   Marongiu, Bruno ^b   Sechi, Leonardo Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINEOLE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LIMONENE; PINENE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYRTLE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77956856992     PISSN: 1687708X     EISSN: 16877098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/931530     Document Type: Article

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