Effects of sub-inhibitory concentrations of essential oils of Mentha spicata and Cumminum cyminum on virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL 6., 2010, Pages 124-130

  Mousavi Nadoshan, S ^a   Owlia, P ^a   Moein Najafabadi, L ^a   Rasooli, I ^a   Saderi, H ^a   Salari, M H ^b  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alginate; Biofilm; Cumminum cyminum; Mentha spicata; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CUMMINUM CYMINUM EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; MENTHA SPICATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; MENTHA SPICATA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MENTHA SPICATA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 77958536827     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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