Antibacterial activity of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Acacia aroma Gill. ex Hook et Arn

Life Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-202

  Arias, M E ^a   Gomez, J D ^a   Cudmani, N M ^b   Vattuone, M A ^c,d   Isla, M I ^c,d  

^a Cátedra de Farmacotecnia II   (Argentina)

^b Avellaneda Hospital   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^d Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acacia aroma; Antibiotic resistant; Antimicrobial activity; Gram negative bacteria; Gram positive bacteria; Tusca

Indexed keywords

ACACIA AROMA EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACACIA AROMA; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOWER; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ACACIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ETHANOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; WATER;

ACACIA; ACACIA AROMA; MIRABILIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 2142714477     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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