Selected South African Honeys and Their Extracts Possess In Vitro Anti-Helicobacter pylori Activity

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 324-331

  Manyi Loh, Christy E ^a   Clarke, Anna M ^a   Munzhelele, Thilivhali ^a   Green, Ezekiel ^a   Mkwetshana, Noxolo F ^a   Ndip, Roland N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Helicobacter pylori; Honeys; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Solvent extracts

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; HONEY EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HONEY; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SOUTH AFRICA;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HONEY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77956859817     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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