Title |
Chemical composition of 8 eucalyptus species' essential oils and the evaluation of their antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral activities
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Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, June 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-12-81 |
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Authors |
Ameur Elaissi, Zyed Rouis, Nabil Abid Ben Salem, Samia Mabrouk, Youssef ben Salem, Karima Bel Haj Salah, Mahjoub Aouni, Farhat, Rachid Chemli, Fethia Harzallah-Skhiri, Mohamed Larbi Khouja |
Abstract |
In 1957, Tunisia introduced 117 species of Eucalyptus; they have been used as fire wood, for the production of mine wood and to fight erosion. Actually, Eucalyptus essential oil is traditionally used to treat respiratory tract disorders such as pharyngitis, bronchitis, and sinusitis. A few investigations were reported on the biological activities of Eucalyptus oils worldwide. In Tunisia, our previous works conducted in 2010 and 2011 had been the first reports to study the antibacterial activities against reference strains. At that time it was not possible to evaluate their antimicrobial activities against clinical bacterial strains and other pathogens such as virus and fungi. |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
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Morocco | 1 | <1% |
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Student > Master | 41 | 14% |
Researcher | 33 | 11% |
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Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 6% |
Other | 43 | 15% |
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Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 31 | 11% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 10% |
Chemistry | 21 | 7% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 19 | 6% |
Other | 42 | 14% |
Unknown | 90 | 31% |