In vitro antimycoplasmal activity of six Jordanian medicinal plants against three Mycoplasma species

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 515-519

  Al Momani, W ^a   Abu Basha, E ^b   Janakat, S ^b   Nicholas, R A J ^c   Ayling, R D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA   (Oman)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Goat; Jordan; Mycoplasma; Plant extract; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ARBORESCENS; ARTEMISIA HERBA-ALBA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA CAPRICOLUM; MYCOPLASMA CAPRICOLUM SUBSP. CAPRICOLUM; MYCOPLASMA MYCOIDES; MYCOPLASMA MYCOIDES SUBSP. MYCOIDES LC; MYCOPLASMA PUTREFACIENS; MYCOPLASMATALES; OLEA EUROPAEA; OVIS ARIES; PUNICA;

EID: 34548529794     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-9033-1     Document Type: Article

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