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Planta Med 1987; 53(5): 395-398
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-962755
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Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils: A 1976-1986 Literature Review. Aspects of the Test Methods

A. M. Janssen, J. J. C. Scheffer, A. Baerheim Svendsen
  • Division of Pharmacognosy, Center for Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leiden University, Gorlaeus Laboratories, P.O. Box 9502, NL-2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
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1986

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24 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

The data given in the literature published during 1976-1986 concerning antimicrobial activities of essential oils are treated from an experimental point of view and with regard to a possible practical application. Attention is paid to four factors which are important when testing essential oils: the assay technique; the growth medium; the micro-organism; the essential oil.