Studies on the in vitro time kill assessment of crude acetone and aqueous extracts of Helichrysum pedunculatum leaves

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 3721-3725

  Aiyegoro, O A ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a   Okoh, A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Bactericidal; Bacteriostatic; Helichrysum pedunculatum; Log reduction; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Time kill

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; HELICHRYSUM EXTRACT; HELICHRYSUM PEDUNCULATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOSTASIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL COUNT; CIRCUMCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HELICHRYSUM; HELICHRYSUM PEDUNCULATUM; IN VITRO STUDY; INCIDENCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SCREENING; SPECIES; WOUND INFECTION;

HELICHRYSUM PEDUNCULATUM; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 57349152331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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