Antimicrobial properties of tropical plants against 12 pathogenic bacteria isolated from aquatic organisms

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2275-2278

  Wei, Lee Seong ^a   Musa, Najiah ^a   Sengm, Chuah Tse ^a   Wee, Wendy ^a   Shazili, Noor Azhar Mohd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Crude extract; Edible plants

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CITRUS MICROCARPA EXTRACT; IPOMOEA REPTANS EXTRACT; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT; MURRAYA KOENIGII EXTRACT; PANDANUS ODORATISSIMUS EXTRACT; PASSIFLORA FOETIDA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ALOE VERA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CITRUS MICROCARPA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SCREENING; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IPOMOEA REPTANS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; MURRAYA KOENIGII; NONHUMAN; PANDANUS ODORATISSIMUS; PASSIFLORA FOETIDA; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

AEROMONAS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CENTELLA ASIATICA; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CITRUS MICROCARPA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; SALMONELLA SP.; STREPTOCOCCUS SP.; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 47149098263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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