Antifungal activity of the essential oil of Iranian medicinal plants

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 5089-5093

  Ghasemi Pirbalouti, A ^a   Hamedi, B ^a   Abdizadeh, R ^a   Malekpoor, F ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Aspergillus; Essential oil; Iranian medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BUNIUM PERSICUM EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; THYMBRA SPICATA EXTRACT; THYMUS DAENENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA EXTRACT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BUNIUM PERSICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG SCREENING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; THYMBRA SPICATA; THYMUS DAENENSIS; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BUNIUM PERSICUM; THYMBRA SPICATA; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 80054765349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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