Antimicrobial activity of nigella sativa seed extract

Sains Malaysiana

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-147

  Hasan, Nor Aishah ^a   Nawahwi, Mohd Zaini ^a   Malek, Haslinda Ab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Disk diffusion method; Methanol extract; Nigella sativa; Pathogenic bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHANOL; PATHOGEN; PLANT EXTRACT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NIGELLA SATIVA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84872319852     PISSN: 01266039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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