Antimicrobial activity of extracts and latex of calotropis procera (Ait.) and synergistic effect with reference antimicrobials

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 706-716

  Nenaah, E Gomah ^a   Ahmed, M Essam ^b  

^a KAFRELSHEIKH UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NAJRAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial biorationals; Calotropis procera; Isolates; Synergy

Indexed keywords

CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ETHER; METHANOL; NYSTATIN; STREPTOMYCIN; WATER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOWER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 79959685534     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.706.716     Document Type: Article

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