In vitro antimicrobial activity of the leaf extract of Harungana madagascariensis lam. ex poir. (hypericaceae) against strains causing otitis externa in dogs and cats

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-105

  Moulari, Brice ^a   Pellequer, Y ^a   Chaumont, J P ^a   Guillaume, Y C ^a   Millet, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Astilbin; Bioautography; Cats; Dog; Harungana madagascariensis; Leaf extract; Minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC); Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC); Otitis externa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; CLUSIACEAE; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ASTILBIN; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; EXTERNAL OTITIS; GUTTIFERAE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALASSEZIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CLUSIACEAE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FLAVONOLS; MALASSEZIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; OTITIS EXTERNA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 34249862202     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.55.2007.1.10     Document Type: Article

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