Synergic interactions between selected botanical extracts and tetracycline against gram positive and gram negative bacteria

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 433-441

  Hussin, W A ^a,b   El Sayed, W M ^a,c  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Assiut Branch   (Egypt)

^c Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Fractional inhibitoiy concentration; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Post antibiotic; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA FRAGRANTISSIMA EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA MOLMOL EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; TETRACYCLINE; THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHILLEA FRAGRANTISSIMA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COMMIPHORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYME;

EID: 83455172773     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2011.433.441     Document Type: Article

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