Light-enhanced antibiotic activity of Brazilian medical plants (Croton campestris A, Ocimum gratissimum L and Cordia verbenaceae DC)

Asian Biomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 183-186

  Matias, Edinardo F F ^a   Santos, Karla K A ^a   Costa, José Galberto M ^b   Coutinho, Henrique D M ^a  

^a Laboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology   (Portugal)

^b Leo Sampaio College   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Croton zehntneri; Escherichia coli; Light enhanced antibacterial activity; Staphylococcus aureus; UV A

Indexed keywords

CORDIA VERBENACEAE EXTRACT; CROTON CAMPESTRIS A EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOASSAY; BRAZIL; CORDIA VERBENACEAE; CROTON CAMPESTRIS A; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

EID: 77957945353     PISSN: 19057415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/abm-2010-0023     Document Type: Article

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