Microbial quality of some herbal solid dosage forms

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1701-1705

  Enayatifard, R ^a   Asgarirad, H ^a   Kazemi Sani, B ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Contamination; Herbal; Microbial quality; Solid dosage form

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HERBAL MEDICINE; IRAN; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROCAPSULE; NONHUMAN; POWDER; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TABLET;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA SP.; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77950688873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.1673     Document Type: Article

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