Bioactivities of endophytic actinomycetes from selected medicinal plants in the world heritage site of Saint Katherine, Egypt

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 307-312

  El Shatoury, Sahar ^a   Abdulla, Hesham ^a   El Karaaly, Omnia ^a   El Kazzaz, Waleed ^a   Dewedar, Ahmed ^a  

^a SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cytotoxicity; Endophytic actinomycetes; Medicinal plants; Saint katherine

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA HERBA-ALBA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BALLOTA; ECHINOPS SPINOSUS; GARDNERELLA; MENTHA; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 33750077808     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2006.307.312     Document Type: Article

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