Anti-bacterial activities of Volvariella volvacea

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 61-68

  Perera, W A S W ^a   Abeytunga, D T U ^a   Wijesundera, R L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Basidiomycete; Ergosterol peroxide; Escherichia coli. mushroom; Voluariella volvacea

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548234563     PISSN: 13914588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v29i1-2.2619     Document Type: Article

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