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Antibacterial Effects of Nutraceutical Plants Growing in Palestine on Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Ghaleb ADWAN1, Bassam ABU-SHANAB2, Kamel ADWAN1, Farah ABU-SHANAB3
1Department of Biology and Biotechnology, An-Najah N. University, Nablus - PALESTINE
2College of Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah N. University, Nablus - PALESTINE
3Faculty of Pharmacy, An-Najah N. University, Nablus - PALESTINE

Abstract: The antibacterial effects of single and combined plant extracts of water, ethanol and methanol for two nutraceuticals utilized in Palestine were studied against multiple drug resistances Pseudomonas aeruginosa using well diffusion method. These plants are Rhus coriaria and Thymus vulgaris. Combinations of these extracts showed an additive action against this pathogen.

Key Words: Rhus coriaria, Thymus vulgaris, nutraceutical plants, medicinal plants, combination effect, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Palestine

Turk. J. Biol., 30, (2006), 239-242.
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