Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Bowdichia virgilioides Kunt.

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Almeida, Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva¹  Pereira, Fillipe de Oliveira¹  Dias, Celidarque da Silva¹  Nunes, Xirley Pereira¹  Lima, Edeltrudes de Oliveira¹  Silva-Filho, Raimundo Nonato da¹  Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil¹  Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina, Brazil¹ 

关键词: Bowdichia virgilioides;    Fabaceae;    antimicrobial activity;    essential oil.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-695X2006000500009

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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