Effect of cadmium uptake and accumulation on growth and antibacterial activity of Merwilla plumbea - An extensively used medicinal plant in South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 611-616

  Street, R A ^a   Kulkarni, M G ^a   Stirk, W A ^a   Southway, C ^a   Abdillahi, H S ^a   Chinsamy, M ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Cadmium accumulation; Growth; Medicinal plant; Merwilla plumbea

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CADMIUM; GROWTH RATE; HEAVY METAL; IRRIGATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL WATER;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MERWILLA; MERWILLA NATALENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SCILLA NATALENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67949091096     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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