Antimicrobial activity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) leaf extracts

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-48

  Kritzinger, Q ^a   Lall, N ^a   Aveling, Tas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM SUBTILIS; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM EQUISETI; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; POSIBACTERIA; SCHISTOSOMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 17444376057     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30147-2     Document Type: Article

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