Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis of ethanolic extracts of twelve medicinal plants against oral micro organisms
Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Reserach - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
The present study was carried out to evaluate the phytochemical and antimicrobial activity of twelve medicinal plants against five microbial strains causing oral infections. The antimicrobial activity of ethanolic extract of plants were evaluated using well diffusion method against Streptococcus mutans, Enterococcus faecalis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis.
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Preeti Gauniyal ,Uday Vir Singh Teotia
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