Antimicrobial activity of leaf extracts of Indian medicinal plants against clinical and phytopathogenic bacteria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 6677-6682

  Sukanya, S L ^a,b   Sudisha, J ^a   Hariprasad, P ^a   Niranjana, S R ^a   Prakash, H S ^a   Fathima, S K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b Maharani's Science College for Women   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial assay; Clinical and phytopathogenic bacteria; Indian medicinal plants; Leaves extracts; Solvents

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARTEMISIA PARVIFLORA EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEAN EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA EXTRACT; IXORA COCCINEA EXTRACT; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; METHANOL; MIMOSA PUDICA EXTRACT; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHYRANTHES; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CALOTROPIS; CHROMOLAENA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; XANTHOMONAS VESICATORIA;

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA INDICA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IXORA COCCINEA; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MIMOSA PUDICA; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; XANTHOMONAS VESICATORIA;

EID: 74549143248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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