Microbiological screening of Indian medicinal plants with special reference to enteropathogens

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-20

  Vijaya, K ^a   Ananthan, S ^a,b  

^a Dr ALM PGIBMS ^*  (India)

^b Dr ALM Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INDIA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; HUMANS; INDIA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0031089101     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.1997.3.13     Document Type: Article

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