Antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle essential oil from Italian organic crops

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 400-408

  Costa, Rosaria ^a   Bisignano, Carlo ^a   Filocamo, Angela ^a   Grasso, Elisa ^a   Occhiuto, Francesco ^a   Spadaro, Federica ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Prof A Imbesi   (Italy)

Author keywords

antimicrobial activity; citral; Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle; key lime; terpenes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL DETECTION; DRUG PRODUCTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION OF GASES; LIME; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MONOTERPENES; TERPENES;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BROTH MICRODILUTION METHOD; CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CITRAL; CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA (CHRISTM.) SWINGLE; FLAME IONIZATION DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRIES (GC-MS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

EID: 84908230841     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2014.964428     Document Type: Article

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