Antimicrobial activity of commiphora myrrha against some bacteria and candida albicans isolated from gazelles at king khalid wildlife research centre

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-71

  Omer, S A ^a,b   Adam, S E I ^c   Mohammed, O B ^a,b  

^a National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Bacillus subtilis; Candida albicans; Commiphora myrrha; Escherichia coli; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus albus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; RESIN; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTELOPE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GAZELLE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCCOCUS ALBUS; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMMIPHORA HABESSINICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GAZELLA; MYRRHA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALBUS;

EID: 77957114693     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.65.71     Document Type: Article

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