Antibacterial activity of oregano (Origanum vulgare Linn.) against gram positive bacteria

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 421-424

  Saeed, Sabahat ^a   Tariq, Perween ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Disc diffusion method; Gram positive bacteria; Oregano (Origanum vulgare)

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; ORIGANUM VULGARE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ALVEI; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACILLUS FIRMUS; BACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; BACILLUS LICHINIFORMIS; BACILLUS MACERANS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG SCREENING; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS KRISTINAE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MICROCOCCUS LYLAE; MICROCOCCUS NISHINOMIYAENSIS; MICROCOCCUS ROSEUS; MICROCOCCUS SEDENTARIUS; MICROCOCCUS VARIANS; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; PAENIBACILLUS POLYMYXA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM;

EID: 70349764564     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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