Chemical Compositions and Antimicrobial Activities of Ocimum sanctum L. Essential Oils at Different Harvest Stages

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Saharkhiz, Mohammad Jamal ^a   Kamyab, Amir Alam ^b   Kazerani, Narges Khatoon ^c   Zomorodian, Kamiar ^b,d   Pakshir, Keyvan ^b,d   Rahimi, Mohammad Javad ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Agricultural Research Center   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anti Infective Agents Fungi; Essential Oil; Eugenol; Foodborne Diseases Food Borne Infection; Ocimum Sanctum Linn

Indexed keywords

EID: 84980375976     PISSN: 20083645     EISSN: 20084161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/jjm.13720     Document Type: Article

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