Assessing the antimicrobial effect of the essential oil of Myrtus communis on the clinical isolates of Porphyromonas gingivalis: An in vitro study

Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 165-168

  Hedayati, Azita ^a   Khosropanah, Hengameh ^a   Bazargani, Abdollah ^a   Abed, Molud ^a   Emami, Amir ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

In vitro; Periodontitis; Porphyromonas gingivalis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BROTH DILUTION; BRUCELLA; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYRTLE; NONHUMAN; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS;

EID: 84892497609     PISSN: 17357780     EISSN: 22287876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17795/jjnpp-12253     Document Type: Article

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