Comparative study of antibacterial and antifugal activity of callus culture and adult plants extracts from Alternanthera maritima (Amaranthaceae)

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 131-136

  Salvador, Marcos J ^a   Pereira, Paulo S ^b   França, Suzelei C ^b   Candido, Regina C ^b   Ito, Izabel Y ^b   Dias, Diones A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adult plants; Alternanthera maritima; Antimicrobial activity; Biotechnology; Callus culture

Indexed keywords

ALTERNANTHERA MARITIMA; AMARANTHACEAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 19944393274     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822004000100022     Document Type: Article

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