Antimicrobial activity of selected plant spices marketed in the West Anatolia

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 916-920

  Keskin, Dilek ^a   Oskay, Dilek ^a   Oskay, Mustafa ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Microorganisms; Resistant; Spices; West anatolia

Indexed keywords

ALCHEMILLA; ALCHEMILLA VULGARIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALLUNA VULGARIS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOENICULUM VULGARE; HIBISCUS; KOCURIA RHIZOPHILA; LAURUS; LAURUS NOBILIS; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SILYBUM MARIANUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78049463259     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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