Antibacterial activity of essential oils of aromatic plants from south india

International Journal of Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 176-180

  Maridass, M ^a  

^a ST XAVIER S COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

Author keywords

Agastiyamalai biosphere reserve; Antibacterial activity; Aromatic plants; Essential oils

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BOESENBERGIA TILIAFOLIA OIL; ELAEOCARPUS LANCEIFOLIUS OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; GLYCOSMIS TIRUNELVELIENSIS OIL; SYZYGIUM NEESIANUM OIL; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BOESENBERGIA TILIAFOLIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG SCREENING; ELAEOCARPUS LANCEIFOLIUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCOSMIS TIRUNELVELIENSIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RHIZOME; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYZYGIUM NEESIANUM;

EID: 79952024896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09761055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5138/ijaps.2010.0976.1055.01022     Document Type: Article

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