Bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities of aspilia mossambicensis, ocimum gratissimum and toddalia asiatica extracts on selected pathogenic bacteria

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 717-727

  Munyendo, W L L ^a   Orwa, J A ^b   Rukunga, G M ^b   Bii, C C ^b  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Aspilia mossambicensis; Bioautography; Efficacy; Leave; Ocimum gratissimum; Root bark extracts; Stem bark; Toddalia asiatica

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALKALOID; AMINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ASPILIA MOSSAMBICENCIS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GENTAMICIN; HEXANE; METHANOL; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STEROID; TODDALIA ASIATICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPILIA MOSSAMBICENCIS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; BARK; DRUG ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TODDALIA ASIATICA;

ASPILIA MOSSAMBICENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LAMIACEAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEGIBACTERIA; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RUTACEAE; TODDALIA; TODDALIA ASIATICA;

EID: 79959762157     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.717.727     Document Type: Article

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