Antifungal and antibacterial activities of Taxus wallichiana Zucc

Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 256-260

  Nisar, Muhammad ^a   Khan, Inamullah ^a   Ahmad, Bashir ^a   Ali, Ihsan ^a   Ahmad, Waqar ^a   Choudhary, Muhammad Iqbal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Taxus wallichiana zucc

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; IMIPENEM; METHANOL; MICONAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; TAXUS WALLICHIANA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; DRUG ISOLATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUSARIUM SOLANI; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAXUS; TAXUS WALLICHIANA; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON LONGIFUSUS; WOOD;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; INDICATOR DILUTION TECHNIQUES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TAXUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS; FUSARIUM SOLANI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAXUS WALLICHIANA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 40949157527     PISSN: 14756366     EISSN: 14756374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14756360701505336     Document Type: Article

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