Antibacterial activity of Otostegia limbata

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 647-650

  Anwar, Nabeel ^a   Salik, Saraphine ^a   Ahmad, Dildar ^a  

^a FORMAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE A CHARTERED UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Disk diffusion method; Minimum bactericidal concentration; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Zone of inhibition

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; OTOSTEGIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 76149105481     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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