Screening of plants for antibacterial activity against Shigella species

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-20

  Satish, S ^a   Raghavendra, M P ^a,b   Raveesha, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

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

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Plant extracts; Shigella species

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA EXTRACT; ACHRAS ZAPOTA EXTRACT; AMPICILLIN; ANACARDIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACITRACIN; BENZENE; CHLOROFORM; CIPROFLOXACIN; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; GENTAMICIN; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; MANILKARA ZAPOTA EXTRACT; METHANOL EXTRACTION RESIDUE; OXALIS CORNICULATA EXTRACT; PENICILLIN G; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; SAMANEA SAMAN EXTRACT; STREPTOMYCIN; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCUM ORIENTALE EXTRACT;

ACACIA; ACACIA NILOTICA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASHEW NUT; DRUG SCREENING; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OXALIS CORNICULATA; PLANT LEAF; POMEGRANATE; SAMANEA SAMAN; SAPODILLA; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TAMARIND; VISCUM ORIENTALE;

SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

EID: 77749249736     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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