Evaluation of diffusion and dilution methods to determine the antibacterial activity of plant extracts

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-126

  Klančnik, Anja ^a   Piskernik, Saša ^a   Jeršek, Barbara ^a   Možina, Sonja Smole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Diffusion and dilution methods; MIC determination; Plant extract

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARNOSIC ACID; CITRUS EXTRACT; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HOP EXTRACT; OLIVE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; ROSMARINIC ACID; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SAGE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANGIOSPERM; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BROTH DILUTION; CITRUS FRUIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG SCREENING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAPE; HUMULUS LUPULUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OLIVE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROSEMARY; SAGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TEA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; STAINING AND LABELING; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR INFANTIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77951975170     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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