Evaluation of antibacterial activity and synergistic effect between antibiotic and the essential oils of some medicinal plants

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 32-37

  Moussaoui, Fadila ^a   Alaoui, Tajelmolk ^a  

^a MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Additive; Antagonistic; Antibacterial; Essential oils; Synergies

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; TICARCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHRYSANTHEMUM CORONARIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MARJORAM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; NONHUMAN; ORIGANUM COMPACTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR ENTERITIDIS; THYMUS WILLDENOWII;

EID: 84956817874     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.09.024     Document Type: Article

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