Antimicrobial potentiality of a new non-antibiotic: The cardiovascular drug oxyfedrine hydrochloride

Microbiological Research

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-264

  Mazumdar, Kaushiki ^a   Ganguly, Kumkum ^a   Kumar, K Asok ^a   Dutta, N K ^a   Chakrabarty, A N ^b   Dastidar, Sujata G ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antimicrobic; Cardiovascular drug; Non antibiotic; Oxyfedrine

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DRUG PRODUCTS;

STRAINS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0041784908     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-5013-00204     Document Type: Article

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