Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of the stem bark of Cylicodiscus gabunensis (mimosaceae)

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-93

  Mabeku Laure B , Kouitcheu ^a   Kouam, J ^a   Beng V , Penlap ^a   Ngadjui, Bonaventure T ^a   Fomum, Z T ^a   Etoa, F X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cylicodiscus gabunensis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; CYCLICODISCUS GABUNENSIS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GENTAMICIN; NYSTATIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BARK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CYCLICODISCUS GABUNENSIS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MIMOSA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NONHUMAN; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 42449106141     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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