Antimicrobial activity of Terminalia macroptera root

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 203-207

  Silva, O ^a   Duarte, A ^a   Pimentel, M ^a   Viegas, S ^b   Barroso, H ^a   Machado, J ^b   Pires, I ^b   Cabrita, J ^a,b   Gomes, E ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Campylobacter; Enteropathogenic bacteria; Terminalia macroptera; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ELLAGITANNIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TERMINALIA MACROPTERA; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ETHANOL; GUINEA-BISSAU; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0030814426     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00068-8     Document Type: Article

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