Antimicrobial activity of the solvent fractions from bulbine natalensis tuber

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 459-464

  Yakubu, M T ^b   Mostafa, M ^b   Ashafa, A O T ^c   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agent; Asphodelaceae; Bulbine natalensis; Ethylacetate fraction

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BULBINE NATALENSIS EXTRACT; BUTANOL; CHLORAMPHENICOL; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BULBINE NATALENSIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; LILIACEAE; PLANT TUBER; ASPHODELACEAE; BACTERIUM; ETHYLACETATE FRACTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LILIACEAE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT TUBERS;

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT; ASPHODELACEAE; BULBINE NATALENSIS; ETHYLACETATE FRACTION;

EID: 84880162300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v9i4.2     Document Type: Article

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