Antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Cymbopogon nervatus inflorescence

H.H. EL-Kamali; M.A. Hamza; M.Y. EL-Amir

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2005.03.001

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Antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Cymbopogon nervatus inflorescence

H.H. EL-Kamali, M.A. Hamza and M.Y. EL-Amir

Fitoterapia, Vol.76(5), pp.446-449

01/07/2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2005.03.001

PMID: 15896926

Abstract

Antibacterial activity

Cymbopogon nervatus

Essential oil

Antibacterial activity of essential oil of dried inflorescence of Cymbopogon nervatus was investigated. The essential oil remarkably inhibited the growth of tested bacteria except for Salmonella typhi. The maximum activity was against Shigella dysenteriae and Klebsiella pneumoniae.

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Title: Antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Cymbopogon nervatus inflorescence
Creators - without role: H.H. EL-Kamali - Omdurman Islamic University
M.A. Hamza - Omdurman Islamic University
M.Y. EL-Amir - Omdurman Islamic University
Publication Details: Fitoterapia, Vol.76(5), pp.446-449
Publisher: Elsevier B.V
Identifiers: 9913027908331
Academic Unit: Al Jouf University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article