Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil of Myrtus communis L. against Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium spp.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiological agent of tuberculosis. The World Health Organization has estimated that 8 million of people develop active TB every year and the situation is complicated by an increase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to drugs used in antitubercular thera...

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Main Authors: Stefania Zanetti, Sara Cannas, Paola Molicotti, Alessandra Bua, Marina Cubeddu, Silvia Porcedda, Bruno Marongiu, Leonardo Antonio Sechi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/931530
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