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Research Article

Assessment of Antimicrobial Activity of Fourteen Essential Oils When Using Dilution and Diffusion Methods

Jack R. Donaldson Chemical Ecology Laboratory, Department of Integrative Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Steven L. Warner Chemical Ecology Laboratory, Department of Integrative Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Rex G. Cates Chemical Ecology Laboratory, Department of Integrative Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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D. Gary Young Young Living Essential Oils, Lehi, Utah, USA
Pages 687-695 | Accepted 23 Aug 2005, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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