Investigation of the biological activities of Siphonochilus aethiopicus and the effect of seasonal senescence

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-61

  Light, M E ^a   McGaw, L J ^a   Rabe, T ^a   Sparg, S G ^a   Taylor, M B ^b   Erasmus, D G ^b   Jager A K ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SIMPLEXVIRUS; SIPHONOCHILUS; SIPHONOCHILUS AETHIOPICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 0036282295     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(16)30455-0     Document Type: Article

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