The in-vitro antimicrobial activities of some medicinal plants from Cameroon

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-243

  Gangoue Pieboji J ^a,b   Pegnyemb, D E ^b   Niyitegeka, D ^b   Nsangou, A ^b   Eze, N ^b   Minyem, C ^b   Ngo Mbing, J ^a,b   Ngassam, P ^b   Ghogomu Tih, R ^b   Sodengam, B L ^b   Bodo, B ^c  

^a Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CREPIS CAMEROONICA EXTRACT; CROTALARIA RETUSA EXTRACT; LOPHIRA LANCEOLATA EXTRACT; MAMMEA AFRICANA EXTRACT; OCHNA AFZELII EXTRACT; OURATEA ELONGATA EXTRACT; PLAGIOSTYLES AFRICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOACANGA AFRICANA EXTRACT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; METHANOL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CREPIS; CROTALARIA; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPHORBIA; GUTTIFERAE; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAMMEA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OCHNACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VOACANGA; AFRICAN MEDICINE; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CREPIS; CROTALARIA RETUSA; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPHORBIACEAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LOPHIRA LANCEOLATA; MAMMEA AFRICANA; NEGIBACTERIA; OCHNA; OURATEA; PLAGIOSTYLES AFRICANA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VOACANGA AFRICANA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CAMEROON; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; METHANOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 33747843137     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485906X86365     Document Type: Article

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