The antifungal activity and the chemical composition of essential oils (EOs) from some Mediterranean autochthonous plants were investigated against Malassezia pachydermatis, a fastidious opportunistic yeast usually involved in canine external otitis. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of Anthemis nobilis, Citrus limon, Citrus paradisi, Illicium verum, Lavandula hybrida, Mentha piperita, O...

Seventeen microbial species including 10 fungal taxa, two yeasts and five bacteria, were isolated from freshly prepared orange, guava and banana juices kept in open bottles at room temperature for 7 days. Eight different essential oils, from local herbs, were tested for their antimicrobial activity against these test organisms. The essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus, Ocimum basilicum and Ori...

the present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of ascorbic acid (asa) as an important antioxidant in alleviation of salt damage in oregano (origanum majorana l.). this research work was carried out at the research greenhouse of ferdowsi university of mashhad. foliar application of asa (0, 100, 200 mg/l) was carried out on the plants that were under salt stresses of 0, 50, 100 and 150 mm...

Total DNA was extracted from 41 species (20 genera) of the subfamily Nepetoideae (family Labiatae). Using rbcL-specific primers, the rbcL gene wsa amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequenced directly. RbcL sequences were evaluated with character state (maximum parsimony; PAUP) and distance methods (neighbour-joining; MEGA). In agreement with classical systematics all taxa studied...

The antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of Libyan Origanum majorana L. essential oil were investigated. The findings showed an important antimicrobial activity against bacterial strains. In fact, the inhibition zone, MIC and MLC values recorded for the bacterial strains were in the range of 13±1.4 to 22±1.4 mm, 65.1 to 15.. and 65.1 to 6.5.0 mg/mL, respectively. GC/MS analysis showe...

The aim of this study was to screen 15 essential oils of selected plant species, viz. Lavandula angustifolia, Carum carvi, Pinus mungo var. pulmilio, Mentha piperita, Chamomilla recutita L., Pinus sylvestris, Satureia hortensis L., Origanum vulgare L., Pimpinella anisum, Rosmarinus officinalis L., Salvia officinalis L., Abietis albia etheroleum, Chamomilla recutita L. Rausch, Thymus vulgaris L....