Screening the root extracts from Biden pilosa L. var. radiata (Asteraceae) for antimicrobial potentials

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 568-572

  Ashafa, A O T ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Bidens pilosa; Medicinal plant; Root extract

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BIDEN PILOSA EXTRACT; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIDEN PILOSA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ECOTYPE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL STRAIN; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS KRISTINAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM NOTATUM; PLANT ROOT; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SHIGELIA FLEXNERI; SOUTH AFRICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASTERACEAE; BIDENS PILOSA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; RADIATA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 73449110889     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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