Bactericidal and fungicidal activity of methanolic extracts of heracleum persicum desf. ex fischer against some aquatic and terrestrial animal pathogens

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 652-656

  Kousha, A ^a   Bayat, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bactericidal and fungicidal activity; Heracleum persicum; Methanolic extract

Indexed keywords

HERACLEUM PERSICUM EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; ASIA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLIMATE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOWER; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; HERACLEUM PERSICUM; HERB; IMMUNITY; IRAN; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MIDDLE EAST; NONHUMAN; PERSIAN HOGWEED; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84871969164     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2012.652.656     Document Type: Article

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