Antimicrobial activity of Tanzanian chewing sticks against oral pathogenic microbes

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-240

  Khan, Maryam N ^a   Ngassapa, Olipa ^a   Matee, Mecky I N ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b Faculty of Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cariogenic bacteria; Tanzanian chewing sticks

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; YEAST;

ACACIA SENEGAL; ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; ERIOSEMA; ERIOSEMA PSORALEOIDES; OCIMUM; OCIMUM SUAVE; OPILIA; OPILIA CELTIDIFOLIA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; XEROPHYTA; XEROPHYTA SUAVEOLENS;

EID: 0033866703     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1388-0209(200007)3831-SFT235     Document Type: Article

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