The Inhibitory Activity of Typified Propolis against Enterococcus Species

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 67, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 249-256

  Moncla, Bernard J ^a   Wallace, James A ^a   Guevara, Peter W ^b   Marcucci, Maria C ^c   Nor, Jacques E ^d   Bretz, Walter A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Universidade Anhanguera de São Paulo   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; MIC; Propolis

Indexed keywords

PROPOLIS;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENTEROCOCCUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROPOLIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; MACACA NEMESTRINA;

EID: 84863221225     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2012-5-603     Document Type: Article

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