Organic extracts from Indigofera suffruticosa leaves have antimicrobial and synergic actions with Erythromycin against Staphylococcus aureus

Organic extracts from Indigofera suffruticosa leaves have antimicrobial and synergic actions with Erythromycin against Staphylococcus aureus

A characteristic feature of Staphylococcus aureus is its ability to acquire resistance to antimicrobial agents. There is a need, therefore, for new approaches to combat this pathogen; for example, employing a combination of plant-derived products and antibiotics to overcome bacterial resistance. Ind...

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Main Authors: Ana Thereza eBezerra dos Santos, Tiago Ferreira da Silva Araújo, Luis Cláudio Nascimento eDa Silva, Cleideana Bezerra da eSilva, Antonio Fernando Morais de Oliveira, Janete Magali eAraújo, Maria Tereza dos Santos eCorreia, Vera Lúcia Menezes Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Drug Interactions
Plant Extracts
S. aureus
Antibacterial Agents
Macrolide antibiotic
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00013/full

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