Antimycobacterial, antibacterial and antifungal activities of Terminalia superba (Combretaceae)

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-131

  Kuete, V ^a   Tabopda, T K ^b   Ngameni, B ^b   Nana, F ^b   Tshikalange, T E ^c   Ngadjui, B T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Combretaceae; Compounds; Fractions; Terminalia superba

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BARK; BIOASSAY; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; STEM; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COMBRETACEAE; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA SUPERBA;

EID: 71549172520     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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