Antibacterial activity observed in the seeds of some coprophilous plants

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-184

  Kumar, Sushil ^a   Bagchi, G D ^a   Darokar, M P ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Coprophilous plants; Seeds

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544449456     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.35.3.179.13293     Document Type: Article

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