Cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity of Nerium oleander extracts

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-31

  El Sawi, Nagwa M ^a   Geweely, Neveen S ^b   Qusti, Safaa ^a   Mohamed, M ^c   Kamel, A ^c  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cytotoxicity; Nerium oleander

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NERIUM; NERIUM OLEANDER; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84860293195     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2010.9707089     Document Type: Article

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