An examination of antibacterial and antifungal properties of constituents of Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) and Oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus) mushrooms

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-7

  Hearst, Rachel ^a,b   Nelson, David ^a   McCollum, Graham ^a   Millar, B Cherie ^c   Maeda, Yasunori ^c,d   Goldsmith, Colin E ^c   Rooney, Paul J ^c   Loughrey, Anne ^c   Rao, J R ^a   Moore, John E ^c,d  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Grosvenor Grammar School   (United Kingdom)

^c BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Cystic fibrosis; Herbal remedy; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Shiitake mushroom

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS; LENTINUS EDODES; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PLEUROTUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FUNGI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLEUROTUS; SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS;

EID: 58249083729     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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