The Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil of Pistacia lentiscus var. Chia

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 714-729

  Gkogka, E ^a   Hazeleger, W C ^a   Posthumus, M A ^a   Beumer, R R ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

antimicrobial; dilution method; essential oil; mastic oil; Pistacia lentiscus var. Chia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890909632     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2013.862074     Document Type: Article

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