Mineralogy of Southern Africa medicinal and cosmetic clays and their effects on the growth of selected test microorganisms

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 547-557

  Mpuchane, Sisai F ^a   Ekosse, Georges Ivo E ^b   Gashe, Berhanu A ^a   Morobe, Isaac ^a   Coetzee, Stephan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antimicrobial agents; Environmental health perspectives; Goethite; Haematite; Kaolinite

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOSILICATE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CLAY; GOETHITE; GROWTH RATE; HEMATITE; ILLITE; KAOLINITE; MINERALOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 45549087991     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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