Antimicrobial potency of Thymus lanceolatus Desf. Collected in Algeria;Pouvoir antimicrobien de Thymus lanceolatus Desf., récolté en Algérie

Phytotherapie

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 353-358

  Khadir, A ^a   Bendahou, M ^a   Benbelaid, F ^a   Abdoune, M A ^a   Abdelouahid, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; Thymus lanceolatus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894094952     PISSN: 16248597     EISSN: 17652847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10298-013-0820-8     Document Type: Article

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