Efficacy of aqueous and methanolic extracts of Rheum spiciformis against pathogenic bacterial and fungal strains

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2016, Pages BC18-BC22

  Bashir, Khalid ^a   Hussain, Aashiq ^a   Amin, Shajrul ^a   Anees, Suhail ^a   Masood, Akbar ^a   Zargar, Mohammed Iqbal ^a   Ganie, Showkat Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Extracts; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; GENTAMICIN; METHANOL; NYSTATIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; RHEUM SPICIFORMIS EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STEROID; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INHIBITION ZONE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84987723173     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/18036.8486     Document Type: Article

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