Antimicrobial activities of Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC extracts

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-309

  Sasidharan, S ^a,b   Zuraini, Z ^b   Yoga Latha, L ^b   Sangetha, S ^a   Suryani, S ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; CHLOROFORM; PLANT EXTRACT; PSOPHOCARPUS TETRAGONOLOBUS EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; DISK DIFFUSION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; POD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FABACEAE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; FUNGI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; YEASTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PSOPHOCARPUS TETRAGONOLOBUS;

EID: 45749133471     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2007.0078     Document Type: Article

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