Antimicrobial activity of honey against Escherichia coli;Actividad antimicrobiana de mieles del sudeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires frente a Escherichia coli

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-123

  Fangio, M F ^a   Iurlina, M O ^a   Fritz, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Escherichia coli; Honey

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HONEY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARGENTINA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HONEY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 34547217328     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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