Preliminary studies on the antimicrobial properties of Buchholzia coriacea (wonderful kola)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 472-474

  Oluseyi, Ezekiel Olufunke ^a   Francisca, Onyeoziri Ngozi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Buchholzia coriacea; Hexane extracts; Methanol extracts; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BUCHHOLZIA CORIACEA EXTRACT; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BUCHHOLZIA CORIACEA; CAPPARACEAE; COLA; DRUG ISOLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS GROWTH; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BUCHHOLZIA CORIACEA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FUNGI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 60549107037     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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