Antibacterial activity of 13 honeys against Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 100-103

  Wilkinson, Jenny M ^a   Cavanagh, Heather M A ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Honey; Manuka

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HONEY; LEPTOSPERMUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HONEY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEPTOSPERMUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 18144384197     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2005.8.100     Document Type: Article

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