Antimicrobial activity of Guinea-Bissau traditional remedies

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-59

  Silva, O ^a   Duarte, A ^a   Cabrita, J ^a   Pimentel, M ^a   Diniz, A ^b   Gomes, E ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Guinea Bissau; Medicinal plants; Screening

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GUINEA-BISSAU; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0030030915     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(95)01323-7     Document Type: Article

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