Eugenol alters the integrity of cell membrane and acts against the nosocomial pathogen Proteus mirabilis

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 282-292

  Devi, K Pandima ^a   Sakthivel, R ^a   Nisha, S Arif ^a   Suganthy, N ^a   Pandian, S Karutha ^a  

^a ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Eugenol; Membrane permeability; P. mirabilis; Plasma membrane; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CRYSTAL VIOLET; EUGENOL; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ALKALINITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE; CROSS INFECTION; EUGENOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

EID: 84879556059     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-013-0028-3     Document Type: Article

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