Synergistic antibacterial effect of honey and Herba Ocimi Basilici against some bacterial pathogens

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 810-814

  Khalil, Ali Talha ^a   Khan, Imran ^a   Ahmad, Kafeel ^b   Khan, Yusra Ali ^a   Khan, Momin ^a   Khan, Muhammad Jaseem ^c  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^c KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anti infective agents; Gram positive bacteria; Gramnegative bacteria; Honey; Well diffusion assay

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HERBA OCIMI BASILICI EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLOSTRIDIUM CHAUVOEI; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HERBA OCIMI BASILICI; HONEY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LAMIACEAE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG SYNERGISM; HONEY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84891353200     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(14)60017-0     Document Type: Article

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