Species of Agave with antimicrobial activity against selected pathogenic bacteria and fungi

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1249-1252

  Verástegui, Ángeles ^a   Verde, Julia ^a   García, Santos ^a   Heredia, Norma ^a   Oranday, Azucena ^a   Rivas, Catalina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agave; Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antimicrobial; Microbicidal; Natural products; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MOLDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; YEAST;

ANTI MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; B. CEREUS; BUSINESS MEDIA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); E. COLI; IN-VITRO; INHIBITORY ACTIVITIES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION (MIC); MONOCYTOGENES; PATHOGENIC BACTERIA; S. AUREUS; SPRINGER (CO);

BACTERIA;

AGAVE; AGAVE LECHUGUILLA; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 44649119262     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-007-9563-8     Document Type: Article

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