Antimicrobial activity of actinomycetes against multidrug resistant staphylococcus aureus, E. coli and various other pathogens

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 801-808

  Sharma, Deepika ^a   Kaur, Talwinder ^a   Chadha, B S ^a   Manhas, Rajesh Kumari ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Broad spectrum antibiotics; Multidrug resistant staphylococcus aureus; Streptomyces

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 83455163907     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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