Antimicrobial activity of spices

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 257-262

  Arora, Daljit S ^a   Kaur, Jasleen ^a,b  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KMV ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antiyeast; Bactericidal; Clove; Garlic; Spices

Indexed keywords

CLOVE OIL; GARLIC EXTRACT; NYSTATIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; NONHUMAN; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOTORULA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SPICE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; YEAST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; GARLIC; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPICES; YEASTS;

EID: 0032769124     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(99)00074-6     Document Type: Article

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