Antibacterial activity of some wild medicinal plants collected from western Mediterranean coast, Egypt: Natural alternatives for infectious disease treatment

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 52, 2011, Pages 10733-10743

  Abdel Rahman, Salwa M ^a   Abd Ellatif, Sawsan A ^b   Deraz, Sahar F ^b   Khalil, Ashraf A ^b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b Universities and Research Institutes District   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Biological control; Egyptian wild plants; Multi drug resistant; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

ALHAGI MAURORUM EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTHROCNEMON GLAUCUM EXTRACT; ATRACTYLIS CARDUUS EXTRACT; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS EXTRACT; BLACKIELLA AELLEN EXTRACT; CARDUUS GETULUS EXTRACT; ECHINOPS SPINOSISSIMUS EXTRACT; HEXANE; MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM EXTRACT; METHANOL; NICOTIANA GLAUCA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; THYMELAEA HIRSUTE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALHAGI MAURORUM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARAB; ARTHROCNEMON GLAUCUM; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; ATRACTYLIS; ATRACTYLIS CARDUUS; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BLACKIELLA AELLEN; CARDUUS; CARDUUS GETULUS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ECHINOPS SPINOSISSIMUS; EGYPT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA IVANOVII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEDICINAL PLANT; MESEMBRYANTHEMUM; MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM; NICOTIANA GLAUCA; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYMELAEA HIRSUTE; THYMELAEACEAE; WILD PLANT; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ALHAGI MAURORUM; ATRACTYLIS CARDUUS; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLACKIELLA; CARDUUS; ECHINOPS SPINOSISSIMUS; MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM; NICOTIANA GLAUCA; POSIBACTERIA; THYMELAEA;

EID: 80052825513     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb11.007     Document Type: Article

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