Seasonal variations of antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of essential oils extracted from three Citrus limon L. Burm. cultivars

Natural Product Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 383-391

  Settanni, L ^a   Randazzo, W ^a   Palazzolo, E ^a   Moschetti, M ^b   Aleo, A ^a   Guarrasi, V ^b   Mammina, C ^a   San Biagio, Pier Luigi ^b   Marra, F P ^a   Moschetti, G ^a   Germana M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

antibacterial activity; chemical composition; essential oils; foodborne pathogens; lemon fruits; seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; LEMON OIL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENTEROBACTER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HYDRODISTILLATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEASONAL VARIATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CITRUS LIMON; ENTEROBACTER; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CITRUS; ENTEROBACTER; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; ITALY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEASONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84896396971     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2013.871544     Document Type: Article

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