In-vitro antimicrobial activity of crude acetone extract of the stem bark of Combretum molle against selected bacterial pathogens

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 5315-5320

  Nyenje, M ^a   Ndip, R N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Combretum molle; Medicinal plants; Minimum inhibitory concentration

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COMBRETUM MOLLE EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BARK; BROTH DILUTION; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM MOLLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; FISHER EXACT TEST; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COMBRETUM MOLLE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 80054799747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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