Open AccessAssessment of antimicrobial effectiveness of neem and clove extract against streptococcus mutans and candida albicans: An In vitro Study
Author(s) -
Vaibhav Bansal,
Manoj Kumar Gupta,
Tapas Bhaduri,
Sufiyan A Shaikh,
Fazlur Rahman Sayed,
Vkalp Bansal,
Ankita Agrawal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_20_19
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , streptococcus mutans , candida albicans , chlorhexidine , corpus albicans , microbiology and biotechnology , minimum inhibitory concentration , minimum bactericidal concentration , agar diffusion test , agar dilution , biology , traditional medicine , chemistry , antibacterial activity , food science , medicine , bacteria , dentistry , genetics
There is increasing interest to develop antimicrobial aids from alternative sources such as medicinal plants for the treatment of infectious diseases. Neem and clove are known to have antimicrobial properties.