Synergistic antibiotic activity of volatile compounds from the essential oil of Lippia sidoides and thymol

Fitoterapia

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 508-512

  Veras, Helenicy N H ^a   Rodrigues, Fabíola F G ^a   Colares, Aracélio V ^a   Menezes, Irwin R A ^a   Coutinho, Henrique D M ^a   Botelho, Marco A ^a   Costa, José G M ^a  

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibiotic activity; Gaseous contact; Lippia sidoides; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; Thymol

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; LIPPIA SIDOIDES EXTRACT; PARA CYMENE; PLANT EXTRACT; THYMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDRODISTILLATION; LIPPIA SIDOIDES; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERBENACEAE;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG SYNERGISM; LIPPIA; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYMOL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LIPPIA SIDOIDES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 84860358661     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: 18736971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2011.12.024     Document Type: Article

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