The antimicrobial activity of an aqueous extract of Brassica negra

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-148

  Gomes De Saravia, Sandra G ^a   Gaylarde, Christine C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES FISICOQUÍMICAS TEÓRICAS Y APLICADAS INIFTA   (Argentina)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Biocide; Biofilm; Plant extract; Pseudomonas; Sulphate reducing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CELLS; FUNGI; SEED;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

BIOCIDES;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BRASSICA; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PLANT SEED; PSEUDOMONAS; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BRASSICA NIGRA;

EID: 0032029037     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(98)00006-7     Document Type: Article

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