In vitro antibacterial activities of crude aqueous and ethanolic extracts of the stem bark of Acacia mearnsii de Wild

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1234-1240

  Olajuyigbe, O O ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia mearnsii; Antibacterial; Bactericidal; Bacteriostatic; Extracts

Indexed keywords

ACACIA MEARNSII EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACACIA MEARNSII; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BARK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROCOCCUS; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 80052889295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.372     Document Type: Article

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