Potency of extract contents from selected tropical chewing sticks against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus auricularis

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-238

  Akande, J A ^a   Hayashi, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibiotic value; Chewing stick species; New antibiotics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EXTRACT; IN VITRO STUDY;

ANOGEISSUS LEIOCARPUS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; GARCINIA MANNII; MASULARIA ACCUMINATA; PSEUDOCEDRELA KOTSCHYI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AURICULARIS; TERMINALIA GLAUCESCENS; ZANTHOXYLUM GILLETII;

EID: 0031924910     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008838331079     Document Type: Article

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