Evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of unripe banana (Musa sapientum L.), lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus S.) and turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) on pathogens

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1176-1182

  Ferdinand, Fagbemi Josephine ^a   Ugoji, Esther ^a   Adenipekun, Tayo ^b   Adelowotan, Omotoyin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Death rate; Lemon grass; Turmeric; Unripe banana

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; MUSA SAPIENTUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BANANA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUSA SAPIENTUM; NONHUMAN; POWDER; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CURCUMA LONGA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MUSA X PARADISIACA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 66749102314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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