In vitro antibacterial activity of garlic against isolates of Acinetobacter sp

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 819-822

  Jazani, Nima Hosseini ^a   Shahabi, Shahram ^a   Ali, Ahya Abdi ^b   Zarrin, Sahar ^a   Daie, Nasim Ali ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Allicin; Antibacterial; Antibiotic; Garlic; MBC

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; AMIKACIN; CARBENICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTIZOXIME; CHLOROFORM; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; KANAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; TICARCILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; IRAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER SP.; ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 34948834729     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.819.822     Document Type: Article

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