Antimicrobial and brine shrimp activity of Acanthus pubescens root extracts

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Moshi, M J ^a   Innocent, E ^a   Otieno, J N ^a   Magadula, J J ^a   Nondo, R S O ^a   Otieno, D F ^b   Wensheit, A ^c   Mbabazi, P ^c  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Acanthus pubescens; Antimicrobial activity; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACANTHUS PUBESCENS EXTRACT; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACANTHUS PUBESCENS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 77955519102     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v12i2.56406     Document Type: Article

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