Antibacterial and antibiotic-potentiation activities of the methanol extract of some cameroonian spices against Gram-negative multi-drug resistant phenotypes

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Voukeng, Igor K ^a   Kuete, Victor ^a   Dzoyem, Jean P ^a   Fankam, Aimé G ^a   Noumedem, Jaures A K ^a   Kuiate, Jules R ^a   Pages, Jean Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b Aix Marseille University   (France)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Methanol extract; Multi Drug Resistant bacteria; Spices

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CINNAMOMUM VERUM; DORSTENIA PSILURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; METHANOL; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CAMEROON; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; SPICE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAMEROON; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; METHANOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOLVENTS; SPICES;

EID: 84862216064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-299     Document Type: Article

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