Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Belizean plants: An improved method

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-29

  Smith, R A ^a   Calviello, C M ^a   DerMarderosian, A ^a   Palmer, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY POISON CONTROL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Assay sensitivity; Belizean; Improved method; Plants

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACCURACY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BELIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MIRABILIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034064479     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1388-0209(200001)3811-BFT025     Document Type: Article

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