Optimal methods for evaluating antimicrobial activities from plant extracts

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-166

  Othman, Mukhrizah ^a   Loh, Hwei San ^a   Wiart, Christophe ^a   Khoo, Teng Jin ^a   Lim, Kuan Hon ^a   Ting, Kang Nee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agar based assay; Antimicrobial; Broth based; Plant extracts; Turbidometric

Indexed keywords

ACALYPHA WILKESIANA EXTRACT; DUABANGA GRANDIFLORA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACALYPHA WILKESIANA; AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DUABANGA GRANDIFLORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TURBIDIMETRY;

AGAR; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPHORBIACEAE; LYTHRACEAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACALYPHA WILKESIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DUABANGA GRANDIFLORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79251640333     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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