Antimicrobial activity of essential oils from Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus and Tynanthus micranthus

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1363-1369

  Custódio, Dayana Lacerda ^a   Burgo, Rafaela Pinheiro ^a   Moriel, Bárbara ^a   Barbosa, Aneli de Melo ^a   Rezende, Maria Ines ^a   Daniel, Juliana Feijó de Souza ^a   Pinto, Jurandir Pereira ^a   Bianchini, Edmilson ^a   Faria, Terezinha de Jesus ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus; Tynanthus micranthus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; DAVIDIELLA TASSIANA; FUNGI; MICRANTHUS; TYNANTHUS;

EID: 79251485292     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132010000600013     Document Type: Article

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