Antibacterial activity of Thymus syriacus boiss essential oil and its components against some Syrian gram-negative bacteria isolates

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL 2, 2013, Pages 180-186

  Al Mariri, Ayman ^a   Swied, Ghayath ^a   Oda, Adnan ^a   Al Hallab, Laila ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Gram negative bacteria; Minimum inhibitory concentration

Indexed keywords

CAMPHENE; CARVACROL; CARVONE; CARYOPHYLLENE; CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FARNESOL; LINALOOL; MENTHOL; MYRCENE; PARA CYMENE; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; THYMOL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; LAMIACEAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; THYMUS SYRIACUS;

EID: 84880125884     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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