Antibacterial activity in Rhynchostegium riparioides (Hedw.) card. extract (Bryophyta)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Basile, A ^a   Vuotto, M L ^b   Ielpo, M T L ^b   Moscatiello, V ^b   Ricciardi, L ^b   Giordano, S ^a   Castaldo Cobianchi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetone extract; Antibacterial activity; Gram negative bacteria; Mosses; Rhynchostegium riparioides

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EXTRACT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOSS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031682098     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(1998)12:1+3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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