Screening of plant extracts for antimicrobial activity against bacteria and yeasts with dermatological relevance

Phytomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 508-516

  Weckesser, S ^a   Engel, K ^a   Simon Haarhaus, B ^a   Wittmer, A ^a   Pelz, K ^a   Schempp, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agar dilution test; Antimicrobial plant extracts; Malassezia furfur; Propionibacterium acnes; Staphylococcus aureus; Usnea barbata; Usnic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BOSWELLIA SERRATA EXTRACT; BOSWELLIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARNOSIC ACID; CARNOSOL; GENTIANA LUTEA EXTRACT; GENTIOPICRIN; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; HARPAGOSIDE; OLEANOLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICALIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID; USNEA BARBATA EXTRACT; USNIC ACID;

ACNE VULGARIS; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BOSWELLIA SERRATA; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; GENTIANA LUTEA; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; ROSEMARY; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; USNEA;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DERMATOMYCOSES; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; YEASTS;

BOSWELLIA; BOSWELLIA SERRATA; CORYNEBACTERIUM; GENTIANA LUTEA; HARPAGOPHYTUM; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; ROSMARINUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SALVIA; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; USNEA; USNEA BARBATA;

EID: 34447576765     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.12.013     Document Type: Article

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