Broad-spectrum antibacterial and antifungal properties of certain traditionally used indian medicinal plants

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 653-657

  Aqil, Farrukh ^a   Ahmad, Iqbal ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal activities; Indian medicinal plants; Pathogenic microbes

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOPHYLLUM; CAESALPINIA; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CICHORIUM; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; DELONIX REGIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FICUS RELIGIOSA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CHLAMYDOSPORUM; HEDYCHIUM; HEDYCHIUM SPICATUM; HYPHOMYCETES; KALANCHOE PINNATA; MANGIFERA; MANGIFERA INDICA; MURRAYA; PISTACIA; PISTACIA VERA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHEUM; RHEUM X CULTORUM; RHIZOCTONIA; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; TRIGONELLA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 0042413425     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025128104056     Document Type: Article

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