Antibacterial activity of honey alone and in combination with Nigella sativa seeds against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Abdelmalek, Meslem ^a   Moussa, Ahmed ^a   Noureddine, Djebli ^b   Saad, Aissat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TIARET   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAGANEM   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Honey; Nigella sativa; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; HONEY; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION;

EID: 84869107448     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60197-2     Document Type: Article

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