A comparative evaluation of antibacterial potential of some plants used in Indian traditional medicine for the treatment of microbial infections

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1123-1128

  Chattopadhyay, Rabi Ranjan ^a   Bhattacharyya, Subir Kumar ^a   Medda, Chiranjib ^a   Chanda, Sunanda ^a   Bag, Anwesa ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial potential; Comparative study; Medicinal plants; Pathogenic bacteria

Indexed keywords

AEGLE MARMELOS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MANGIFERA INDICA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERMINALIA CHEBULA;

EID: 77953350979     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132009000500009     Document Type: Article

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