Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3834

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of antibiotic efficacy of Ocimum gratissimum L. essential oil against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Leonardo de Paiva Belo
  • Leonardo de Paiva Belo
  • Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Campus Universitário, São Pedro, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, 36036-900, Brazil.
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Flávia Costa de Moraes
  • Flávia Costa de Moraes
  • Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Campus Universitário, São Pedro, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, 36036-900, Brazil.
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Celia Hitomi Yamamoto
  • Celia Hitomi Yamamoto
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Campus Universitário, São Pedro, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, 36036-900, Brazil.
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Orlando Vieira de Sousa
  • Orlando Vieira de Sousa
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Campus Universitário, São Pedro, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, 36036-900, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 26 September 2022
  •  Accepted: 20 January 2023
  •  Published: 28 February 2023

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