Antibacterial effect of garlic (Allium sativum L.) on Staphylococcus aureus

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1577-1579

  Shokrzadeh, M ^a   Ebadi, A G ^b  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Garlic; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; LILIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33749682080     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.1577.1579     Document Type: Article

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