Antimicrobial activity of Annatto (Bixa orellana) extract

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-90

  Irobi, O N ^a   Moo Young, M ^a   Anderson, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annatto; Antibacterial effect; Bacillus subtilis; Bixa orellana; Bixaceae; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus faecalis

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544479409     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.34.2.87.13201     Document Type: Article

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