Evaluation of the antimicrobial activities of two Ziziphus species (Ziziphus mauritiana L. and Ziziphus spinachristi L.) on some microbial pathogens

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 135-139

  Abalaka, M E ^a   Daniyan, S Y ^a   Mann, A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b Federal Polytechnic Idah   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Pathogenic microbes; Phytochemical constituents; Ziziphus

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLAVONOID; GENTAMICIN; LINCOMYCIN; PHLOBATANNIN DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL; RESIN; SAPONIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TANNIN; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA EXTRACT; ZIZIPHUS SPINACHRISTI EXTRACT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; JUJUBE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA; ZIZIPHUS SPINACHRISTI;

EID: 77951889251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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