Antibacterial and antifungal activities of extracts of Combretum molle

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-277

  Asres, Kaleab ^a   Mazumder, Avijit ^b   Bucar, Franz ^c  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BARK; COMBRETUM; DRUG EFFECT; ETHIOPIA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMBRETUM; ETHIOPIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOSES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 33845725582     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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