Comparative evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of Citrullus colocynthis immature fruit and seed organic extracts

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2130-2134

  Marzouk, Belsem ^a   Marzouk, Zohra ^a   Mastouri, Maha ^a   Fenina, Nadia ^a   Mahjoub, Aouni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Anticandidal; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad; Fruits; Organic extracts; Seeds

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; CHLOROFORM; COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; METHANOL; PETROLEUM;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; COLOCYNTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONCENTRATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREEZE DRYING; FRUIT; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM FUNGICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TUNISIA; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CUCURBITACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 79952833753     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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