The in vitro antibacterial activity of Tinosprora crispa extracts

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 398-401

  Zakaria, Z A ^a,b   Mat Jais, A M ^b   Henie, E F P ^b   Zaiton, H ^b   Somchit, M N ^b   Sulaiman, M R ^b   Faizal, F O ^a  

^a Universiti Industri Selangor   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Aqueous extract; Chloroform extract; Disc diffusion method; Methanol extract; Tinospora crispa

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLOROFORM; PLANT EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CRISPA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; DRUG POTENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TINOSPORA;

BACILLUS CEREUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TINOSPORA; TINOSPORA CRISPA;

EID: 33645349331     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2006.398.401     Document Type: Article

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