Effects of clitoria ternatea leaf extract on growth and morphogenesis of aspergillus niger

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 366-372

  Kamilla, L ^a   Mansor, S M ^a   Ramanathan, S ^a   Sasidharan, S ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Aspergillus niger; Clitoria ternatea; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CLITORIA; CLITORIA TERNATEA; FUNGI;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CELL DIVISION; CHEMISTRY; CLITORIA; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IC 50; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORPHOGENESIS; PLANT LEAF; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CELL DIVISION; CLITORIA; CYTOPLASM; HYPHAE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MORPHOGENESIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 69149085879     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927609090783     Document Type: Conference Paper

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