Antibacterial activities of some folk medicinal plants of Eastern Ghats

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 187-194

  Raman, B Venkata ^a   Ramkishore, A Sai ^c   Uma Maheswari, M ^c   Radhakrishnan, T M ^b  

^a K L UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c GITAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Eastern Ghats; Folk medicinal plant; Gel diffusion

Indexed keywords

ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS EXTRACT; ABUTILON INDICUM EXTRACT; ALBIZZIA LEBBECK EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; AMARANTHUS SPINOSIS EXTRACT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; CLITORIA TERNATEA EXTRACT; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; EUONYMUS GLABER EXTRACT; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; RANDIA DUMETORUM EXTRACT; STREPTOMYCIN; THESPESIA POPULNEA EXTRACT; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS; ABUTILON INDICUM; ALBIZZIA LEBBECK; AMARANTHUS SPINOSIS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM; CLITORIA TERNATEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ECLIPTA PROSTATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUONYMUS GLABER; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LANTANA CAMARA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI; POMEGRANATE; PROTEUS VULGARIS; RANDIA DUMETORUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THESPESIA POPULNEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS; ABUTILON INDICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS; ASTERACEAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FABACEAE; MALVACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEUS VULGARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THESPESIA POPULNEA;

EID: 83455212045     PISSN: 09737510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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