Antimicrobial activity of two South African honeys produced from indigenous Leucospermum cordifolium and Erica species on selected micro-organisms

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Basson, Nicolaas J ^a   Grobler, Sias R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; ERICA EXTRACT; EUCALYPTUS CLADOCALYX EXTRACT; LEUCOSPERMUM CORDIFOLIUM EXTRACT; LEUCOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERICACEAE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CLADOCALYX; FLOWER; GROWTH INHIBITION; HONEY; LEUCOSPERMUM CORDIFOLIUM; LEUCOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; SOUTH AFRICA; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ERICACEAE; HONEY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROTEACEAE; SOUTH AFRICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 48249139086     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-8-41     Document Type: Article

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