Antibacterial activity and synergistic effect between watercress extracts, 2-phenylethyl isothiocyanate and antibiotics against 11 isolates of Escherichia coli from clinical and animal source

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 266-273

  Freitas, E ^a   Aires, A ^b   Rosa, E Augusto de Santos ^b   Saavedra, M José ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobials; Epidemiology; Escherichia coli; Pharmaceuticals; Plant extracts; Synergistic effects

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACTION; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL; COMMERCIAL STANDARDS; E. COLI; EXTENDED SPECTRUM Β-LACTAMASES; IN-VITRO; ISOTHIOCYANATES; NATURAL COMPOUNDS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; VITRO STUDIES;

ANTIBIOTICS;

GENTAMICIN; METHANOL; NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; PHENETHYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTICS; ASSAY; BACTERIUM; DIFFUSION; DRUG; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WATERCRESS;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE;

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIALS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHARMACEUTICALS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; DRUG SYNERGISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HUMANS; ISOTHIOCYANATES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NASTURTIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84884704091     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lam.12105     Document Type: Article

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