Antibacterial activity of Thymus pubescens methanolic extract

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 291-295

  Mehrgan, Hadi ^a   Mojab, Faraz ^a   Pakdaman, Shima ^b   Poursaeed, Mahshid ^a,b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Disk diffusion; MRSA; Thymus pubescens

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; METHANOL; OXACILLIN; PLANT EXTRACT; THYMUS PUBESCENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG ISOLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THYMUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 67549122654     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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