In vitro antimicrobial and resistance-modifying activities of aqueous crude khat extracts against oral microorganisms

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 183-188

  Al hebshi, Nezar ^a   Al haroni, Mohammed ^a   Skaug, Nils ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Catha edulis; Khat; Oral bacteria; Resistance modification

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN G; PLANT EXTRACT; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHA EDULIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHA; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOUTH; PENICILLIN G; PLANT EXTRACTS; TETRACYCLINE;

ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHA EDULIS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TANNERELLA FORSYTHENSIS; VEILLONELLA PARVULA;

EID: 32944475635     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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