Antimicrobial activity of seven Hypericum entities from central Italy

Planta Medica

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 564-566

  Cecchini, Cinzia ^a   Cresci, Alberto ^a   Coman, Maria Magdalena ^a   Ricciutelli, Massimo ^a   Sagratini, Gianni ^a   Vittori, Sauro ^a   Lucarini, Domenico ^a   Maggi, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; HYPERFORIN; HYPERICIN; HYPERICUM EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYPERICUM; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SKIN DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; ITALY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM HIRCINUM; HYPERICUM HIRSUTUM; HYPERICUM HYSSOPIFOLIUM; HYPERICUM MONTANUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; HYPERICUM TETRAPTERUM; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34250852466     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-967198     Document Type: Article

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