Antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activities of eight Asteraceae and two Rubiaceae plants from Colombian biodiversity

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 566-570

  Niño, Jaime ^a   Narváez, Diana M ^a   Mosquera, Oscar M ^a   Correa, Yaned M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Agar well diffusion method; Antimicrobial screening; Artemia salina; Bioprospection; Colombian flora

Indexed keywords

ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; ASTERACEAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GONZALAGUNIA ROSEA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; RUBIACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33947128079     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822006000400030     Document Type: Article

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