Evaluation of Malian traditional medicines: Screening for antimicrobial activity

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Sanogo, R ^a   Crisafi, G ^a   Germano M P ^a   De Pasquale, R ^a   Bisignano, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Mali; Respiratory infections; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SCREENING; EXTRACTION; MALI; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0031682652     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(1998)12:1+3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Conference Paper

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