In vitro activity of four common essential oil components against biofilm-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 394-

  El Abed, Soumya ^a,b   Houari, Abdellah ^a   Latrache, Hassan ^c   Remmal, Adnane ^d   Koraichi, Saad Ibnsouda ^a,b  

^a SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c SULTAN MOULAY SLIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^d SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Adherence; Biofilm; Essential oil components; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79952125752     PISSN: 18164935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2011.394.401     Document Type: Article

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