Chemical constituents and antibacterial activity of the leaf essential oil of feronia limonia

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2010, Pages S70-S73

  Senthil Kumar, A ^a   Venkatesalu, V ^a   Kannathasan, K ^a   Chandrasekaran, M ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Chemical constituents; Essential oil; Feronia limonia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FERONIA LIMONIA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

EID: 84873624851     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-010-0052-7     Document Type: Article

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