Antimicrobial activity of Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir. from northeast brazil against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus;Atividade antimicrobiana de Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir. do nordeste do brasil, contra isolados clínicos de Staphylococcus aureus

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-47

  Padilha, Itácio Q M ^a   Pereira, Andréia V ^b   Rodrigues, Onaldo G ^b   Siqueira Júnior, José P ^a   Pereira, Maria do Socorro V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Ethanol extract; Mimosa tenuiflora; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MIMOSA TENUIFLORA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; MIMOSA TENUIFLORA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 77953816860     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2010000100010     Document Type: Article

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