Synergistic action of starch and honey against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in correlation with diastase number

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-184

  Boukraa, Laïd ^a   Benbarek, Hama ^a   Aissat, Saâd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TIARET   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; STARCH;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; HONEY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

AMYLASES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; HONEY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STARCH;

EID: 40549126618     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.0589     Document Type: Article

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