Enhancement of the antibiotic activity of gentamicin by volatile compounds of Zanthoxylum articulatum

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 833-835

  Rodrigues, Fabíola F G ^a   Costa, José G M ^a,b   Coutinho, Henrique D M ^b  

^a Faculdade Leao Sampaio   (Brazil)

^b REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; GENTAMICIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANTHOXYLUM ARTICULATUM EXTRACT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; LETTER; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ZANTHOXYLUM; ZANTHOXYLUM ARTICULATUM; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; VOLATILIZATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VOLATILIZATION; ZANTHOXYLUM;

EID: 77953347390     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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