Ziziphus spina-christi, a native plant from Khuzestan, Iran, as a potential source for discovery new antimicrobial agents

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-190

  Motamedi, H ^a   Safary, A ^a   Maleki, S ^a   Seyyednejad, S M ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Pathogen; Plant extract; Z. spina christi

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORDETELLA; BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

EID: 67149120565     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2009.187.190     Document Type: Article

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