Evaluation of antibacterial activity of extracts of five species of wood-colonizing fungi

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-207

  Janeš, Damjan ^a   Umek, Andrej ^a   Kreft, Samo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT; LUMINESCENCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TREES; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; SERPULA LACRYMANS; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 33745179875     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200510035     Document Type: Article

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