Antimicrobial activity of some Ganoderma species from Nigeria

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 310-313

  Ofodile, L N ^a,b   Uma, N U ^c   Kokubun, T ^b   Grayer, R J ^b   Ogundipe, O T ^c   Simmonds, M S J ^b  

^a Yaba College of Technology   (Nigeria)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bacteria; Fungi; Ganoderma; Terpenoids

Indexed keywords

ANISALDEHYDE; CHLOROFORM ACETONE EXTRACT; GANODERMA BONINENSE EXTRACT; GANODERMA COLOSSUM EXTRACT; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; GANODERMA RESINACEUM EXTRACT; HEXANE DIETHYL ETHER EXTRACT; METHANOL EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SULFURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM HERBARUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; GANODERMA; GANODERMA BONINENSE; GANODERMA COLOSSUM; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GANODERMA RESINACEUM; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAINING; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS; GANODERMA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DAVIDIELLA TASSIANA; FUNGI; GANODERMA; GANODERMA BONINENSE; GANODERMA COLOSSUM; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GANODERMA RESINACEUM; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; VIOLA ADUNCA;

EID: 23244457806     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1641     Document Type: Article

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