Volume 8, Issue 4

· pp. 137–169 · 4 articles

In this issue

Review
Pharmacological and Phytochemical Updates on Pothos scandens L
Saurabh Gupta, Shareen Singh, Renu Gupta, Thakur Gurjeet Singh
pp. 138–145 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2018.4.30 · Published
Pothos scandens L. (Pothos scandens) belonging to the family araceae used as folk healing worldwide possessing several ethnomedicinal properties for treatment of various devasting disorders. Phytochemical analysis of var…

Article
Alpinia cearulea (R.Br.) Benth Leaf Extracts Inhibit the Growth of a Panel of Bacterial Pathogens
Lindiwe Nomathemba Mpala, Getmore Rumbudzai Chikowe, Ian Edwin Cock
pp. 146–152 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2018.4.31 · Published
Introduction: Alpinia caerulea is a perennial herb which grows in coastal regions of Australia. All parts of this species are consumed as a bushfood. Furthermore, A. caerulea is taxonomically related to several plant spe…
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Pseudomonas laurentiana sp. nov., an Mn(III)-oxidizing Bacterium Isolated from the St. Lawrence Estuary
Mitchell Henry Wright, John George Hanna, Derek Anthony Pica II, Bradley MacLean Tebo
pp. 153–157 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2018.4.32 · Published
Introduction:An aerobic, Mn(III)-oxidizing, Gram-negative, motile bacterium (strain GSL-010T) was isolated from deep waters of the St Lawrence Estuary (Canada) and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Results: Cell…
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Interactive Antimicrobial Profiles of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge Extracts and Conventional Antibiotics against Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic Gastrointestinal Bacteria
Wenjing Lai, Ian Edwin Cock, Matthew James Cheesman
pp. 158–164 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2018.4.33 · Published
Background: The aim of this project was to investigate the efficacy of Astragalus membranaceus (Astragalus) extracts, alone and in combination with conventional antibiotics, against diarrhoea- and dysentery-causing patho…