Antibacterial activity of soaps against daily encountered bacteria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1431-1436

  Riaz, Saba ^a   Ahmad, Adeel ^a   Hasnain, Shahida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Daily bacteria; Soaps

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SOAP;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM STAINING; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 66749104767     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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