SCREENING OF THE ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF EIGHT VOLATILE ESSENTIAL OILS
ELENA S. ŞERBAN1*, MIHAELA IONESCU2, DOINA MATINCA2, CODRUŢA S. MAIER1,   MARIUS T. BOJIŢĂ1
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu” Cluj-Napoca, 1Department of Drugs Control, 2Department of Microbiology,
Louis Pasteur 6, 400349, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
*corresponding author: sseptimia@yahoo.com
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Abstract:

The aim of this study was to investigate the antibacterial and antifungal activity of eight essential oils. The methods used were agar diffusion (well and disc diffusion techniques) and microatmosphere methods. All oils showed antibacterial and particularly high antifungal activity against tested strains.






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