Antibacterial activity of Curcuma longa varieties against different strains of bacteria

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 455-462

  Naz, Shagufta ^a   Jabeen, Safia ^a   Ilyas, Saiqa ^a   Manzoor, Farkhanda ^a   Aslam, Farah ^a   Ali, Aamir ^b  

^a LAHORE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOTOBACTER; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CURCUMA LONGA; PAENIBACILLUS MACERANS;

EID: 77949681552     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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