Characterisation of antibacterial Australian medicinal plant extracts by investigation of the mechanism of action and the effect of interfering substances

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 363-370

  Tomlinson, Steven ^a   Palombo, Enzo A ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG EFFECT; EREMOPHILA (ANGIOSPERM); MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MILK; PERMEABILITY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CELL MEMBRANE; EREMOPHILA PLANT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MILK; PERMEABILITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EREMOPHILA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 26944433791     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200410534     Document Type: Article

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