Screening methods to determine antibacterial activity of natural products

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 369-380

  Valgas, Cleidson ^a   De Souza, Simone Machado ^b   Smânia, Elza F A ^b   Smânia Jr , Artur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agar diffusion; Antimicrobial activity; Bioautographic methods; Minimum bactericidal concentration; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Natural products

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34447128809     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822007000200034     Document Type: Article

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