Synergistic effect of Honey and Thymus ciliatus against pathogenic bacteria

Open Nutraceuticals Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 174-178

  Abdellah, Fatiha ^a   Boukraâ, Laïd ^a,b   Mohamed, Hammoudi Si ^a   Alzahrani, Hasan A ^b,c   Bakhotmah, Balkees ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TIARET   (Algeria)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Aziz University   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Honey; Synergy; Thymus ciliatus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARROT HONEY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HONEY; LAMIACEAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYME; THYMUS CILIATUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAUCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYMUS (THYME); THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84866105749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18763960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876396001205010174     Document Type: Article

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