title: A comparative antimicrobial study on the essential oil of the leaves of various species of cupressus.
abstract: The essential oil of leaves of various cupressus species Viz., C.glauca, C.funebris, C.lawsonia, C. macrocarpa & C. sempervirens have been studied for their antimicrobial activity against certain gram positive [B. substilis, S.aureus], gram negative [E.coli, P.aeruginesa] and fungi (A.niger, A.flavus, C.albicans & A. fumigatus) using two fold serial dilution technique. Our results revealed that, all the species possess significant antibacterial & antifungal activities.
authors.affiliation: Swamy Vivekanandha College of Pharmacy, Tiruchengodu, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manivannan
authors.forename: M Senthil
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jawahar
authors.forename: E Sai
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Ganesh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jubie