title: Activities of Nigerian chewing stick extracts against Bacteroides gingivalis and Bacteroides melaninogenicus.
abstract: The in vitro activities of extracts of Nigerian chewing sticks against Bacteroides gingivalis and B. melaninogenicus are presented. The greatest inhibitory action was produced by Serindeia werneckei, whereas Fagara zanthoxyloides produced no appreciable inhibitory effect. A generally good correlation was found between the killing curves and MICs. Only extracts of Anogeissus leiocarpus showed acute toxicity in mice.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D001443:Prevotella melaninogenica / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts