Antibacterial and antifungal properties of acetonic extract of feijoa sellowiana fruits and its effect on helicobacter pylori growth

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 189-195

  Basile, Adriana ^a   Conte, Barbara ^a   Rigano, Daniela ^a   Senatore, Felice ^a   Sorbo, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Antimicrobial activity; Feijoa sellowiana; Flavone; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FEIJOA SELLOWIANA EXTRACT; FLAVONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEIJOA; FEIJOA SELLOWIANA; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHYZOCTONIA SOLANI;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; FEIJOA; FLAVONES; FRUIT; FUNGI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; METRONIDAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FEIJOA SELLOWIANA; FUNGI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 76649121523     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0301     Document Type: Article

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