Study of antibacterial activity of ocimum sanctum extract against gram positive and gram negative bacteria

American Journal of Food Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 336-341

  Mishra, Poonam ^a   Mishra, Sanjay ^b  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; E. coli; Ocimum sanctum; S. aureus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL EXTRACT; ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL; AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; E. COLI; FOOD INDUSTRIES; GRAM POSITIVE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; OCIMUM SANCTUM; OPTICAL DENSITIES; P.AERUGINOSA; S. AUREUS; S. TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIOLOGY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77956862949     PISSN: 15574571     EISSN: 1557458X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2011.336.341     Document Type: Article

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