Evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of different parts of citrus aurantifolia (lime fruit) as used locally

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-190

  Aibinu, Ibukun ^a   Adenipekun, Tayo ^a   Adelowotan, Toyin ^a   Ogunsanya, Tolu ^a   Odugbemi, Tolu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; LIME (FRUIT) EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CITROBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; DRUG POTENCY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT JUICE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INOCULATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIME (FRUIT); MAIZE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PORPHYROMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SERRATIA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WINE;

EID: 33947196297     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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