In vitro antibacterial potential of some Vitex species against human pathogenic bacteria

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 645-648

  Kannathasan, Krishnan ^a   Senthilkumar, Annadurai ^a   Venkatesalu, Venugopalan ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Human pathogenic bacteria; Methanol extracts; Vitex

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX ALTISSIMA EXTRACT; VITEX DIVERSIFOLIA EXTRACT; VITEX NEGUNDO EXTRACT; VITEX PEDUNCULARIS EXTRACT; VITEX TRIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG CONCENTRATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VITEX; VITEX ALTISSIMA; VITEX DIVERSIFOLIA; VITEX NEGUNDO; VITEX PEDUNCULARIS; VITEX TRIFOLIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; METHANOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; VITEX;

EID: 80052705478     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: 19957645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60164-8     Document Type: Article

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