Investigation of essential oil extracts from four native Jamaican species of Bursera for antibacterial activity

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-25

  Junor, G O ^a   Porter, Roy B R ^a   Facey, P C ^a   Yee, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURSERA AROMATICA EXTRACT; BURSERA HOLLICKII EXTRACT; BURSERA LUNANII EXTRACT; BURSERA SIMARUBA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BURSERA AROMATICA; BURSERA HOLLICKII; BURSERA LUNANII; BURSERA SIMARUBA; BURSERACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT; JAMAICA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

EID: 34347205613     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0043-31442007000100005     Document Type: Article

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