Antibiotic resistance reversal of multiple drug resistant bacteria using Piper longum fruit extract

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 112-116

  Kumar, Vinay ^a   Shriram, Varsha ^b   Mulla, Javed ^a  

^a MODERN COLLEGE OF ARTS   (India)

^b Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; MDR bacteria; Methanol extract; MIC and SIC; Plasmid curing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876038198     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2013.30322     Document Type: Article

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