Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

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In vitro antibacterial action on methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant (MRSA) Staphylococcus aureus and antitumor potential of Mauritia flexuosa L. f.

Ezequias Pessoa de Siqueira*
  • Ezequias Pessoa de Siqueira*
  • René Rachou Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Augusto de Lima, 1715, 30190-002, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Anderson Assunção Andrade2
  • Anderson Assunção Andrade2
  • Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biological and Natural Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Praça Manoel Terra, 330, 38025-015, Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
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Elaine Maria de Souza-Fagundes3,
  • Elaine Maria de Souza-Fagundes3,
  • Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627/3, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Jonas Pereira Ramos
  • Jonas Pereira Ramos
  • Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627/3, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Markus Kohlhoff
  • Markus Kohlhoff
  • René Rachou Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Augusto de Lima, 1715, 30190-002, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes
  • Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes
  • Ecology Laboratory and Plant Propagation, Department of General Biology, Estadual University of Montes Claros, University Campus Prof. Darcy Ribeiro, 39401-089, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Maria das Dores Magalhães Veloso
  • Maria das Dores Magalhães Veloso
  • Ecology Laboratory and Plant Propagation, Department of General Biology, Estadual University of Montes Claros, University Campus Prof. Darcy Ribeiro, 39401-089, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Fernanda Fraga Campos
  • Fernanda Fraga Campos
  • Federal University of the Valleys of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri, Department of Biological Sciences and Health, Rua da Glória, 187, 39100-000, Diamantina, Brazil.
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Susana Johann
  • Susana Johann
  • Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Presidente Antonio Carlos, 6627/3, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Tânia Maria de Almeida Alves
  • Tânia Maria de Almeida Alves
  • René Rachou Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Augusto de Lima, 1715, 30190-002, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Carlos Leomar Zani
  • Carlos Leomar Zani
  • René Rachou Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Augusto de Lima, 1715, 30190-002, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Betania Barros Cota
  • Betania Barros Cota
  • René Rachou Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Augusto de Lima, 1715, 30190-002, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 12 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 16 December 2014
  •  Published: 25 December 2014

How to cite this article

APA /
de Siqueira*, E. P., Andrade, A. A., de Souza-Fagundes, E. M., Ramos, J. P., Kohlhoff, M., Nunes, Y. R. F., Veloso, M. D. M., Campos, F. F., Johann, S., Alves, T. M. A., Zani, C. L., & Cota, B. B. (2014). In vitro antibacterial action on methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant (MRSA) Staphylococcus aureus and antitumor potential of Mauritia flexuosa L. f.. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 8(48), 1408-1417.
Chicago /
Ezequias Pessoa de Siqueira, Anderson Assunção Andrade, Elaine Maria de Souza-Fagundes, Jonas Pereira Ramos, Markus Kohlhoff, Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes, Maria das Dores Magalhães Veloso, Fernanda Fraga Campos, Susana Johann, Tânia Maria de Almeida Alves, Carlos Leomar Zani and Betania Barros Cota. "In vitro antibacterial action on methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant (MRSA) Staphylococcus aureus and antitumor potential of Mauritia flexuosa L. f.." Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 8, no. 48 (2014): 1408-1417.
MLA /
Ezequias Pessoa de Siqueira, et al. "In vitro antibacterial action on methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant (MRSA) Staphylococcus aureus and antitumor potential of Mauritia flexuosa L. f.." Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 8.48 (2014): 1408-1417.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/JMPR2014.5688
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/JMPR/article-abstract/0EEE8A649607

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