Antimicrobial activity of Eriocephalus L. species

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-87

  Njenga, E W ^a   Van Vuuren, S F ^a   Viljoen, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANTHEMIDEAE; ASTERACEAE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ERIOCEPHALUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODODENDRON PALUSTRE; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SALMONELLA ENTERIDITIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SERRATIA; SERRATIA ODORIFERA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TYPHIMURIUM; VISCUM ALBUM; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 17444388918     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30153-8     Document Type: Article

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