Antibacterial activity and synergistic effects between Eucalyptus globulus leaf residues (essential oils and extracts) and antibiotics against several isolates of respiratory tract infections (Pseudomonas aeruginosa)

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Pereira, V ^a   Dias, C ^b   Vasconcelos, M C ^a,c   Rosa, E ^a,c   Saavedra, M J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Essential oils; Eucalyptus globulus residues; Leaf extracts; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Synergistic effects

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; LEAF EXTRACTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

ACETONE; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BIOACTIVITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRUG DEVELOPMENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; EVERGREEN TREE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INHIBITION; MEDICINE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT RESIDUE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SYNERGISM;

EID: 84887563270     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.09.032     Document Type: Article

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