| antimicrobial activity of brazilian copaiba oils obtained from different species of the copaifera genus. | the antimicrobial activity of copaiba oils was tested against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, yeast, and dermatophytes. oils obtained from copaifera martii, copaifera officinalis, and copaifera reticulata (collected in the state of acre) were active against gram-positive species (staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant s. aureus, staphylococcus epidermidis, bacillus subtilis, and enterococcus faecalis) with minimum inhibitory concentrations ranging from 31.3-62.5 microg/ml. the oi ... | 2008 | 18545856 |