Antibacterial activity and GCMS analysis of the extract of leaves of Finlaysonia obovata (a mangrove plant)

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 168-172

  Mishra, Pravat Manjari ^a   Sree, A ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; FAME; Finlaysonia obovata; Fish pathogen; Hydrocarbons; Mangrove; Sesquiterpene; Triterpene

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FINLAYSONIA; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS SP.; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS;

EID: 33846459370     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.168.172     Document Type: Article

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