Antimicrobial potential of essential oil from mentha piperita l. against anthropophilic dermatophytes

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 263-269

  Sharma, Mukesh ^a   Sharma, Meenakshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial efficacy; Antropophilic dermatophytes; Essential oil; MFCs values; MICs

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; MENTHA X PIPERITA; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 84862264350     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2012.10644045     Document Type: Article

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