Antibacterial effects of Balanites aegyptiaca L. Drel. and Moringa oleifera Lam. on Salmonella typhi

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2212-2215

  Doughari, J H ^a   Pukuma, M S ^a   De, N ^a  

^a MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Balanites aegyptiaca; Minimum bactericidal concentration; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Moringa oleifera; Salmonella typhi

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA EXTRACT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SOLVENT; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; BLOOD CLOT; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STABILITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SALMONELLA TYPHI; THERMOSTABILITY; TYPHOID FEVER;

BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 35148893097     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2007.000-2346     Document Type: Article

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