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Chemical analysis, inhibition of biofilm formation and biofilm eradication potential of Euphorbia hirta L. against clinical isolates and standard strains

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Title
Chemical analysis, inhibition of biofilm formation and biofilm eradication potential of Euphorbia hirta L. against clinical isolates and standard strains
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, December 2013
DOI 10.1186/1472-6882-13-346
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Shanmugapriya Perumal, Roziahanim Mahmud

Abstract

The frequent occurrences of antibiotic-resistant biofilm forming pathogens have become global issue since various measures that had been taken to curb the situation led to failure. Euphorbia hirta, is a well-known ethnomedicinal plant of Malaysia with diverse biological activities. This plant has been used widely in traditional medicine for the treatment of gastrointestinal, bronchial and respiratory ailments caused by infectious agents.

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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 143 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Portugal 1 <1%
Unknown 142 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 22 15%
Student > Master 20 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 16 11%
Researcher 15 10%
Student > Postgraduate 7 5%
Other 19 13%
Unknown 44 31%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 30 21%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 22 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 12 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 6 4%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 6 4%
Other 23 16%
Unknown 44 31%