Antibacterial properties of Uvaria chamae, Congronema latifolium, Garcinia kola, Vemonia amygdalina and Aframomium melegueta

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1549-1553

  Ogbulie, J N ^a   Ogueke, C C ^a   Nwanebu, F C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibacterial potential; Plant extracts; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

AFRAMOMIUM MELEGUETA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; CONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM EXTRACT; GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT; HOT WATER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVARIA CHAMAE EXTRACT; VEMONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

AFRAMOMIUM MELEGUETA; AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GARCINIA KOLA; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; UVARIA CHAMAE; VEMONIA AMYGDALINA; VIBRIO;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GARCINIA KOLA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; UVARIA CHAMAE; VIBRIO;

EID: 34447576794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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