Antimicrobial activity of saponin fractions of the leaves of Gymnema sylvestre and Eclipta prostrata

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2737-2740

  Gopiesh Khanna, Venkatesan ^a   Kannabiran, Krishnan ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility testing; Antimicrobial activity; Crude saponin; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Pure saponin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI;

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; BACTERIAL STRAINS; CRUDE SAPONIN; E. COLI; FUNGAL ISOLATES; FUNGAL PATHOGENS; IN-VITRO; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; P. AERUGINOSA; PATHOGENIC BACTERIA; PATHOGENIC FUNGUS; PURE SAPONIN; S. AUREUS; ZONE OF INHIBITION;

HEALTH;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ECLIPTA; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 52449104372     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9758-7     Document Type: Article

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