Preliminary assessment of antimicrobial properties of aqueous extract of plants against infectious diseases

Biology and Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 20-24

  Adekunle, A S ^a   Adekunle, O C ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Aqueous extracts; Microbes; Microorganisms; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; CARICA PAPAYA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MANGIFERA INDICA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 73649137035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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