A study of the effect of Zataria multiflora extract on methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Motevasel, Maryam ^a   Okhovat, Mohammad Ali ^b   Zomorodian, Kamiar ^b   Farshad, Shohreh ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant; Nasocomial bacteria; Staphylococcus aureus; Zataria multifora

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; OXACILLIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOSTASIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BROTH DILUTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); IRAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PLANT LEAF; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

LAMIACEAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; ZATARIA; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 84880778234     PISSN: 20083645     EISSN: 20084161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/jjm.5453     Document Type: Article

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