Antimicrobial activity of methanol extracts of Plumeria acuminata Ait. leaves and Tephrosia Purpurea (Linn.) Pers. roots

Natural Product Radiance

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-105

  Gupta, M ^a   Mazumder, U K ^a   Gomathi, P ^b   Thamil Selvan, V ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ASN Pharmacy College   (India)

Author keywords

Agar disc diffusion method; Antimicrobial activity; Plumeria acuminata; Tephrosia purpurea

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PLUMERIA ACUMINATA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEPHROSIA; TEPHROSIA PURPUREA;

EID: 78549252790     PISSN: 0972592X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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