Antimicrobial activity of latex of Calotropis gigantea against pathogenic microorganisms - an in vitro study

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 155-163

  Kumar, Gaurav ^a   Karthik, Loganathan ^a   Rao, Kokati Venkat Bhaskara ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Calotropis gigantea; Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopic; Latex; Well diffusion method

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA EXTRACT; PENICILLIN G; POLYMYXIN B; WATER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78650743164     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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