Antimicrobial activity against pathogenic microorganisms by extracts from herbal Jordanian plants

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-106

  Khalil, Amjad ^a   Dababneh, Basem F ^b   Al Gabbiesh, Ahmad H ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial activity; Anti fungal activity; Herbal medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA BIEBERSTEINII EXTRACT; ACHILLEA SANTOLINA EXTRACT; AINSWORTHIA TRACHYCARPA EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ARUM HYGROPHILUM EXTRACT; BALLOTA PHILISTAEA EXTRACT; BALLOTA UNDULATA EXTRACT; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CHENOPODIUM MURALE EXTRACT; CRUPINA CRUPINASTRUM EXTRACT; FAGONIA MOLLIS EXTRACT; HALLOGETON ALOPECUROIDES EXTRACT; MARRUBIUM VULGARE EXTRACT; MICROMERIA NERVOSA EXTRACT; NONEA MELANOCARPA EXTRACT; ONOSMA ROUSSAEI EXTRACT; PHLOMIS VISCOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SALVIA HIEROSOLYMITANA EXTRACT; SCROPHULARIA HIEROCHUNTICA EXTRACT; SOLANUM ELAEAGNIFOLIUM EXTRACT; TEUCRIUM POLIUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARTHEMIA IPHIONOIDES EXTRACT;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA BIEBERSTEINII; AINSWORTHIA TRACHYCARPA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ARUM HYDROPHILUM; BALLOTA PHILISTAEA; BALLOTA UNDULATA; BIOASSAY; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHENOPODIUM MURALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUPINA CRUPINASTRUM; DIFFUSION; FAGONIA MOLLIS; HALLOGETON ALOPECUROIDES; MARRUBIUM VULGARE; MICROMERIA NERVOSA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONEA MELANOCARPA; NONHUMAN; ONOSMA ROUSSAEI; PHLOMIS VISCOSA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALVIA HIEROSOLYMITANA; SCROPHULARIA HIEROCHUNTICA; SOLANUM ELAEAGNIFOLIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEUCRIUM POLIUM; VARTHEMIA IPHIONOIDES;

ACHILLEA BIEBERSTEINII; ACHILLEA SANTOLINA; ARUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BALLOTA; BALLOTA UNDULATA; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHENOPODIUM; CRUPINA CRUPINASTRUM; FAGONIA MOLLIS; FUNGI; MARRUBIUM VULGARE; MICROMERIA; NONEA; ONOSMA; PHLOMIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALVIA; SCROPHULARIA; SOLANUM ELAEAGNIFOLIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEUCRIUM POLIUM; VARTHEMIA IPHIONOIDES;

EID: 66349093079     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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