Antibacterial activity of ethnomedicinal plants of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and Western Ghats

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-185

  Sashikumar, J M ^a   Remya, M ^a   Janardhanan, Karnam ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Ethnomedicinal plants; Nilgiri biosphere reserve; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

AEGLE EXTRACT; GMELIN EXTRACT; HOLORRHENA EXTRACT; PIPER EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEGLE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOSPHERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GMELIN; HOLORRHENA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PIPERACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AEGLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PIPERACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0038449194     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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