In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils against Streptococcus pyogenes

Streptococcus pyogenes plays an important role in the pathogenesis of tonsillitis. The present study was conducted to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activities of 18 essential oils chemotypes from aromatic medicinal plants against S. pyogenes. Antibacterial activity of essential oils was invest...

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Main Authors: Julien Sfeir, Corinne Lefrançois, Dominique Baudoux, Séverine Derbré, Patricia Licznar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/269161