In-vitro cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activities, against clinical isolates of Campylobacter species and Entamoeba histolytica, of local medicinal plants from the Venda region, in South Africa

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-170

  Samie, A ^a   Obi, C L ^b   Lall, N ^c   Meyer, J J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ANNONA EXTRACT; BAUHINIA GALPINII EXTRACT; BRIDELIA MICRANTHA EXTRACT; CARISSA EDULIS EXTRACT; CISSAMPELOS TORULOSA EXTRACT; ELAEODENDRON TRANSVAALENSIS EXTRACT; FICUS SYCOMORUS EXTRACT; LIPPIA JAVANICA EXTRACT; METHANOL; MORMODICA BALSAMINA EXTRACT; MUCUNA CORIACEA EXTRACT; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POUZOLZIA MIXTA EXTRACT; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS EXTRACT; RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA EXTRACT; SIDA ALBA EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CORDATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIMENIA CAFFRA EXTRACT; ZORNIA MILNEANA EXTRACT; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANNONA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BAUHINIA GALPINII; BRIDELIA MICRANTHA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CARISSA EDULIS; CELL CULTURE; CISSAMPELOS TORULOSA; CYTOTOXICITY; ELAEODENDRON TRANSVAALENSIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FICUS SYCOMORUS; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPPIA JAVANICA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORMODICA BALSAMINA; MUCUNA CORIACEA; NONHUMAN; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM; POUZOLZIA MIXTA; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS; RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA; SIDA ALBA; SOUTH AFRICA; SYZYGIUM CORDATUM; VERO CELL; XIMENIA CAFFRA; ZORNIA MILNEANA; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ANIMAL; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CELL DEATH; CHLOROCEBUS AETHIOPS; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; TOXICITY; VERO CELL LINE;

BAUHINIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; LIPPIA JAVANICA; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS;

AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CELL DEATH; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SOUTH AFRICA; VERO CELLS;

EID: 61849133315     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485909X384992     Document Type: Article

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