Antimicrobial activity of ethanol extracts of Agaricus brasiliensis against mutans streptococci

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 910-915

  Lund, Rafael Guerra ^a   Del Pino, Francisco A B ^a   Serpa, Rosana ^a   Nascimento, José Soares Do ^a   Da Silva, Viviane MacIel ^a   Ribeiro, Gladis Aver ^a   Rosalen, Pedro Luiz ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agaricus; Antimicrobial agents; Cariostatic agents; Medicinal mushrooms; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

AGARICUS BRASILIENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

AGARICACEAE; AGARICUS; AGARICUS BRASILIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS 6715;

EID: 77149150362     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200902950801     Document Type: Article

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