Phytochemical and antimicrobial screening of the crude extracts from the root, stem bark and leaves of Vitellaria paradoxa (GAERTN. F)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 1905-1909

  Ndukwe, I G ^a   Amupitan, J O ^a   Isah, Y ^a   Adegoke, K S ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Clinical isolates; In vitro; Sapotaceae; Vitellaria paradoxa

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLARIA PARADOXA EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SAPOTACEAE; VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

BACILLUS CEREUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SAPOTACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

EID: 34548307167     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2007.000-2287     Document Type: Article

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