Antimicrobial activity of the ethanol extract and fractions of the seeds of Garcinia kola Heckel (Guttiferae)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-172

  Akerele, John O ^a   Osahon, Obasuyi ^a   Ebomoyi, Maureen I ^a   Oboh, Israel E ^a   Uwumarongie, Osamuyi H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Ethanol extract; Garcinia kola

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLOROFORM; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GARCINIA KOLA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GUTTIFERAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM NOTATUM; PLANT SEED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLUSIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GARCINIA KOLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS VIRIDANS;

EID: 38549169951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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