Investigation of some medicinal plants from Tunisia for antimicrobial activities

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 421-428

  Sassi, Ahlem Ben ^a   Harzallah Skhiri, Fethia ^b   Aouni, Mahjoub ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b Ecole Superieure d'Horticulture et d'Elevage de Chott Mariem   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Medicinal plants; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ARBUTUS UNEDO EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA CAMPESTRIS EXTRACT; ATRIPLEX INFLATA EXTRACT; ATRIPLEX PARVIFOLIA EXTRACT; CHRYSANTHEMUM GRANDIFLORUM EXTRACT; CHRYSANTHEMUM MYCONIS EXTRACT; CHRYSANTHEMUM PALUDOSUM EXTRACT; CISTUS MONSPELIENSIS EXTRACT; CLEMATIS CIRRHOSA EXTRACT; CLEMATIS FLAMMULA EXTRACT; ERICA MULTIFLORA EXTRACT; ERYTHROMYCIN; HELIANTHEMUM LIPPI EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM CRISPUM EXTRACT; INULA VISCOSA EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS PHOENICEA EXTRACT; ONONIS NATRIX EXTRACT; OXACILLIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANTAGO CORONOPUS EXTRACT; POLYGONUM AVICULARE EXTRACT; REICHARDIA TINGITANA EXTRACT; SALICORNIA FRUTICOSA EXTRACT; SATUREIA NERVOSA EXTRACT; TETRACYCLINE; THYMELAEA HIRSUTA EXTRACT; THYMUS CAPITATUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARBUTUS UNEDO; ARTICLE; ATRIPLEX PARVIFOLIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CISTUS MONSPELIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG ISOLATION; FLOWER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HYPERICUM CRISPUM; INULA VISCOSA; JUNIPERUS PHOENICEA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POLYGONUM AVICULARE; SATUREIA NERVOSA; TUNISIA;

AMARANTHACEAE; ARBUTUS UNEDO; ASTERACEAE; ATRIPLEX; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CISTACEAE; CISTUS MONSPELIENSIS; CLUSIACEAE; DITTRICHIA VISCOSA; ERICACEAE; HYPERICUM; JUNIPERUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POLYGONACEAE; POLYGONUM AVICULARE; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 34250314820     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701215406     Document Type: Article

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