Antimicrobial activity evaluation of Cassia spectabilis leaf extracts

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 506-510

  Krishnan, N ^a   Ramanathan, S ^a   Sasidharan, S ^a   Murugaiyah, V ^b   Mansor, S M ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Crude extracts; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Yeast

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CASSIA SPECTABILIS EXTRACT; MICONAZOLE NITRATE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASSIA SPECTABILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM FUNGICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SENNA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YEAST;

EID: 77955615966     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.510.514     Document Type: Article

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