The study of the antimicrobial activity of Transylvanian (Romanian) propolis

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 40-44

  Marghitas, Liviu Alexandru ^a   Mihai, Cristina M ^a   Chirila, Flore ^a   Dezmirean, Daniel Severus ^a   Fit, Nicodim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Flavonoids; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Polyphenols; Propolis

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS ATCC 14579; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78649935270     PISSN: 0255965X     EISSN: 18424309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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