Assessment of antimicrobial activity of crude extracts of stem and root barks from Adansonia digitata (Bombacaceae) (African baobab)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 5076-5083

  Masola, S N ^a   Mosha, R D ^b   Wambura, P N ^b  

^a National Livestock Research Institute   (Tanzania)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Adansonia digitata; Antimicrobial activity; Bioactive constituents; Minimum inhibitory concentrations

Indexed keywords

ADANSONIA DIGITATA EXTRACT; GENTAMICIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM;

ADANSONIA DIGITATA; MALVACEAE;

EID: 70350445362     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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