Antimicrobial activities of Vernonia tenoreana

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 1663-1668

  Ogundare, A O ^a   Adetuyi, F C ^a   Akinyosoye, F A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Extracts; Inhibition; Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CARDENOLIDE; CHLOROFORM; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERNONIA;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERNONIA;

EID: 33749446205     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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