Antimicrobial effect of Phyllanthus amarus and Parquetina nigrescens on Salmonella typhi

African Journal Biomedical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-219

  Oluwafemi, Flora ^a   Debiri, Folasade ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; P. Amarus; P. Nigrescens; Standard antibiotics; Typhoid fever

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PARQUETINA NIGRESCENS EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DRUG SCREENING; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PARQUETINA NIGRESCENS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 77951281063     PISSN: 11195096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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