Fungistatic and fungicidal activity of East African medicinal plants

Mycoses

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 67-70

  Fabry, W ^a   Okemo, P ^b   Ansorg, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Fungicidal activity; Fungistatic activity; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029945542     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1996.tb00087.x     Document Type: Article

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