Antibacterial effect of volatile components of selected medicinal plants against human pathogens

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-210

  Ramasamy, S ^a,c   Manoharan, A Charles ^b  

^a THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE   (India)

^b THE AMERICAN COLLEGE   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial effect; Human pathogens; Medicinal plants; Tube diffusion method; Volatile components

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ANOSOMELES INDICA EXTRACT; ANOSOMELES MALABRICA EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BLUMEA LACERA EXTRACT; MELIA AZADIRACHTA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANOSOMELES INDICA; ANOSOMELES MALABRICA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLUMEA LACERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELIA AZADIRACHTA; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BLUMEA; BLUMEA LACERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MELIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 4444297639     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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