Potent antibacterial activity of Eugenia umbelliflora

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 636-639

  Machado, K E ^a   Cechinel Filho, V ^a   Tessarolo, M L ^a   Mallmann, R ^a   Meyre Silva, C ^a   Bella Cruz, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Eugenia umbelliflora; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; EUGENIA UMBELLIFLORA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; EUGENIA UMBELLIFLORA; FRUIT; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUGENIA; MYRTACEAE; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 30344462655     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200500303817     Document Type: Article

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