The potential inhibitory effect of cuminum cyminum, ziziphora clinopodioides and nigella sativa essential oils on the growth of aspergillus fumigatus and aspergillus flavus

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 216-224

  Khosravi, A R ^a   Minooeianhaghighi, M H ^b   Shokri, H ^c   Emami, S A ^d   Alavi, S M ^d   Asili, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b GONABAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

^d MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Aspergillus; Cuminum cyminum; Essential oil; Nigella sativa; Ziziphora clinopodioides

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CUMINUM CYMINUM; FUNGI; NIGELLA SATIVA; ZIZIPHORA;

EID: 79551563634     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822011000100027     Document Type: Article

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