Broad-spectrum antibacterial properties of Thymus fallax

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 609-613

  Ozturk, Suzan ^a   Ercisli, Sezai ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibacterial screening; Crude extract; Thymus fallax; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CEFOPERAZONE; METHANOL; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SULBACTAM; THYMUS FALLAX EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BREVIBACILLUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ERWINIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; THYMUS FALLAX; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER ATROCYANEUS; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS; ENTEROBACTER HORMAECHEI; ENTEROCOCCUS; ERWINIA; FALLAX; KOCURIA ROSEA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 30344454670     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200500301928     Document Type: Article

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