The in vitro antibacterial activity of muntingia calabura extracts

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 439-442

  Zakaria, Z A ^a   Fatimah, C A ^a   Mat Jais, A M ^b   Henie, E F P ^b   Sulaiman, M R ^b   Somchit, M N ^b   Thenamutha, M ^a   Kasthuri, D ^a  

^a Universiti Industri Selangor   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Aqueous extract; Chloroform extract; Disc diffusion method; Metanol extract; Muntingia jcalabura

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLOROFORM; METHANOL; MUNTINGIA CALABURA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUNTINGIA CALABURA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33750376059     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2006.439.442     Document Type: Article

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