The antibacterial properties of Malaysian tualang honey against wound and enteric microorganisms in comparison to manuka honey

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 34-

  Tan, Hern T ^a   Rahman, Rosliza A ^a   Gan, Siew H ^a   Halim, Ahmad S ^a   Hassan, Siti A ^a   Sulaiman, Siti A ^a   BS, Kirnpal Kaur ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; HONEY; INTESTINE FLORA; KOOMPASSIA EXCELSA; MALAYSIA; MANUKA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TUALANG; WOUND;

EID: 70449372543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-9-34     Document Type: Article

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