Bioassay for the determination of microbial sensitivity to nigerian honey

Global Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-40

  Akujobi, C O ^a   Njoku, H O ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Bioassay; Escherichia coli; Nigerian honey; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; HONEY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WELL DIFFUSION;

EID: 77957867157     PISSN: 19920075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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