Antimicrobial activity of Blumea balsamifera (Lin.) DC. extracts and essential oil

Natural Product Research

Volumn 25, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 1849-1856

  Sakee, Uthai ^a   Maneerat, Sujira ^a   Cushnie, T P Tim ^a   De Eknamkul, Wanchai ^b  

^a MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

antibacterial; antifungal; Blumea balsamifera; essential oil; microbicidal

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; EVERGREEN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ASTERACEAE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; HEXANES; METHANOL; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT LEAVES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84857216435     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2010.485573     Document Type: Article

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