<p xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML">The aim of this study is to determine the chemical composition together with the antimicrobial properties of the EO of T. vulgaris cultivated in Romania, in order to identify new sources of natural antiseptics with applications in the pharmaceutical and food industry.</p>