Antimicrobial activity of geranium oil against clinical strains of Staphylococcus aureus

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 10276-10291

  Bigos, Monika ^a   Wasiela, Małgorzata ^a   Kalemba, Danuta ^b   Sienkiewicz, Monika ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Geranium oil; MIC; Multidrug resistant strains; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GERANIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PELARGONIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GERANIUM; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PELARGONIUM; PLANT OILS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84866918013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules170910276     Document Type: Article

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