Antimicrobial activity of Hermannia incana

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 615-619

  Appidi, J R ^a   Grierson, D S ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antimycotic; Bacteriocide; Fungicide; Hermannia incana

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HERMANNIA INCANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HERMANNIA INCANA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUCOR; MUCOR HIEMALIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; STERCULIACEAE;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; HERMANNIA INCANA; MALVACEAE; MUCOR HIEMALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 77149131275     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200902913411     Document Type: Article

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