Damage of staphylococcal cytoplasmic membrane by Quercus infectoria G. Olivier and its components

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 565-572

  Chusri, S ^a   Voravuthikunchai, S P ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anti MRSA activity; Antibacterial activity; Cytoplasmic membrane; Nutgall; Quercus infectoria; Salt tolerance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELL MEMBRANES; FLAVONOIDS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OSMOSIS; PURIFICATION; TANNINS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ACTIVITY; CYTOPLASMIC MEMBRANE; ETHYL-ACETATE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUTGALL; QUERCU INFECTORIA; QUERCUS; SALT TOLERANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ACTIVITY;

ETHANOL;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ELLAGIC ACID; GALLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SYRINGIC ACID; TANNIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CHROMOSOME; CYTOPLASM; DICOTYLEDON; ETHANOL; INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; OSMOSIS; PLANT EXTRACT; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SKIN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOUNDING;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CYTOLYSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OAK; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; QUERCUS INFECTORIA G OLIVIER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; QUERCUS INFECTORIA;

EID: 79955957766     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03041.x     Document Type: Article

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