title: Antibacterial activity of essential oils from Cymbopogon: inter- and intra-specific differences.
abstract: The influence of the genetic background of a plant on the antibacterial activity of essential oil derived from it was investigated. Essential oils from six distinct strains of Cymbopogon were tested against eighteen bacteria. Interspecific and intra-specific differences were evident in the antibacterial activity of the essential oils derived from the the six Cymbopogon strains.
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pattnaik
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Subramanyam
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Kole
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahoo
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006109:Poaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D013729:Terpenes