Antifungal activity of actinomycetes from cuban soils

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 494-496

  Iznaga, Y ^a   Lemus, M ^a   Gonzalez L ^a   Garmendia L ^a   Nadal, L ^a   Vallin C ^a  

^a Center of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Cuba   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Actinomycete; Antimicrobial activity; Rhizosphere; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; MACROLIDE; POLYENE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CUBA; DRUG ACTIVITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; SCREENING; SOIL ANALYSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CUBA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROMONOSPORA; PHYTOTHERAPY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; STREPTOMYCES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 3343012129     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1466     Document Type: Article

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