In vitro evidence of antimicrobial synergy between Salvia chamelaeagnea and Leonotis leonurus

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 634-636

  Kamatou, G P P ^a   Viljoen, A M ^b   van Vuuren, S F ^a   van Zyl, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Lamiaceae; Leonotis leonurus; Salvia chamelaeagnea; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; HERB; PLANT EXTRACT; SYNERGISM;

BACILLUS CEREUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LAMIACEAE; LEONOTIS LEONURUS; LEONURUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALVIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33749257503     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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