Antibacterial activity of plant extracts from northwestern Argentina

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1450-1461

  Soberon J R ^a   Sgariglia, M A ^a   Sampietro, D A ^a   Quiroga, E N ^a   Vattuone, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Decoction; Infusion; Tincture; Traditional uses; Tripodanthus acutifolius

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CYTOTOXICITY; FLAVONOIDS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SILICA GEL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIALS; AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; ARGENTINA; DECOCTION; INFUSION; MINIMAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; TINCTURE; TRADITIONAL USE; TRIPODANTHUS ACUTIFOLIUS;

ANTIBIOTICS;

AGAR; ALCOHOL; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; IMIPENEM; JODIN RHOMBIFOLIA EXTRACT; LEONURUS SIBICUS EXTRACT; OXACILLIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PSITTACANTHUS CUNEIFOLIUS EXTRACT; QUERCETIN DERIVATIVE; RUTOSIDE; SILICA GEL; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TRIPODANTHUS ACUTIFOLIUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACINETOBACTER; ADSORPTION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARGENTINA; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG INFUSION; LD 50; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPECTRUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTEMIA SALINA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRIPODANTHUS ACUTIFOLIUS;

EID: 34250635586     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03229.x     Document Type: Article

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