Synergism between ethanolic extract of propolis (EEP) and anti-tuberculosis drugs on growth of mycobacteria

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 54, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 549-553

  Scheller, Stan ^a   Dworniczak, Szymon ^a   Waldemar Klimmek, Krystian ^a   Rajca, Marek ^a   Tomczyk, Anna ^a   Shani, Jashovam ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anti tuberculosis; Antibacterial; Mycobacteria; Propolis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; PROPOLIS; RIFAMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033167231     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1999-7-814     Document Type: Article

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