Antimicrobial activity of essential oils

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-40

  Murbach Teles Andrade, Bruna Fernanda ^a   Nunes Barbosa, Lidiane ^a   Da Silva Probst, Isabella ^a   Fernandes Júnior, Ary ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

antibacterial; aromatherapy; EO; minimal inhibitory concentration

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL; AROMATHERAPY; EO; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MINIMAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

EID: 84889787781     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2013.860409     Document Type: Article

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