In vitro antibacterial activity of Nigella sativa against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Bacillus cereus

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-333

  Zuridah, Hassan ^a   Fairuz, A R M ^a   Zakri, A H Z ^a   Rahim, M N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alternative antimicrobial agents; ESBL producers; Gram negative bacteria; Gram positive bacteria; Methanolic extracts

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; NIGELLA SATIVA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 59249091308     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2008.331.333     Document Type: Article

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