Antimicrobial activity of some indian medicinal plants

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 259-262

  Rao Malla, R ^a   Reddy, I B ^a   Ramana, T ^b  

^a GITAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Minimum inhibitory concentrations; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; AMOMUM; AMOMUM SUBULATUM; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA INDICA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33750734652     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-007-0137-8     Document Type: Article

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