Bioactivity of essential oil from Hertia cheirifolia L. flowers in the control of bacteria

Subject Areas : Essential Oils: Classical and Advanced Techniques for Isolation and Biological Activities

Kaouther Majouli ¹ , Abderraouf Kenani ²

1 - Laboratory of Biochemistry, Research Unit: UR 12ES08 “Cell Signaling and Pathologies”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia
2 - Laboratory of Biochemistry, Research Unit: UR 12ES08 “Cell Signaling and Pathologies”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia

Received: 2017-05-30 Accepted : 2017-04-23 Published : 2017-03-01

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