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Original Articles

Rose, Clove, Chamomile Essential Oils and Pine Turpentine Inhibit Quorum Sensing in Chromobacterium violaceum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Pages 126-135 | Received 28 Nov 2011, Accepted 12 Feb 2012, Published online: 07 Aug 2013

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