Heat stable antimicrobial activity of Allium ascalonicum against bacteria and fungi

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 751-754

  Amin, M ^a   Kapadnis, B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Allium ascalonicum; Allium cepa; Allium sativum; Antimicrobial activity; Heat stable

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GARLIC; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; ONION; SHALLOT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; GARLIC; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; ONIONS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SHALLOTS;

ALLIUM ASCALONICUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 23744465705     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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