Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Bowdichia virgilioides Kunt.

Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Bowdichia virgilioides Kunt.

The essential oil of Bowdichia virgilioides Kunt. (Fabaceae) leaves was tested for their antimicrobial activity against eighteen pathogenic microorganisms using standard gel diffusion method. It showed activity against Candida albicans, Candida guilliermondii, Candida stellatoidea, Micrococcus luteus and Trichophyton rubrum.

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Main Authors: Almeida,Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva, Silva-Filho,Raimundo Nonato da, Nunes,Xirley Pereira, Dias,Celidarque da Silva, Pereira,Fillipe de Oliveira, Lima,Edeltrudes de Oliveira
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia 2006
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2006000500009
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