Modulation of the norfloxacin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by Croton campestris A. And Ocimum gratissimum L

Biomedica

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 608-612

  Coutinho, Henrique D M ^a   Matias, Edinardo F F ^a   Santos, Karla K A ^a   Santos, Francisco A V ^a   Morais Braga, Maria Flaviana B ^a   Souza, Teógenes M ^a   Andrade, Jacqueline Cosmo ^a   Souza, Celestina E S ^a   Tintino, Saulo R ^a   Guedes, Gláucia M M ^a   Falcão Silva, Vivyanne S ^b   Siqueira Júnior, José P ^b   Costa, José G M ^c  

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^c Universidade Regional o Cariri   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Croton; Drug resistance; Microbial; Ocimum; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CROTON CAMPESTRIS; OCIMUM; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84863459080     PISSN: 01204157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v31i4.409     Document Type: Article

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