Antimicrobial properties of protein extracts from wild mushroom fungi and native plant species against hospital pathogens

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 103-107

  Hearst, Michael ^a,b   Nelson, David ^c   McCollum, Graham ^c   Ballard, Linda M ^d   Millar, B Cherie ^c   Moore, Sara ^e   McClean, Stephen ^e   Moore, John E ^c,e   Rao, Juluri R ^a,e  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Grosvenor Grammar School   (Ireland)

^c BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Ulster Folk and Transport Museum   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Exotic fungi and medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ANENOME NEMOROSA EXTRACT; CIPROFLOXACIN; FILIPENDULA ULMARIA EXTRACT; FUNGAL EXTRACT; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GANODERMA RESINACEUM EXTRACT; INOCYBE GRAMMATA EXTRACT; MYCENA PURA EXTRACT; RUSSULA FRAGILIS EXTRACT; SAMBUCUS NIGRA EXTRACT; SHIITAKE LENTINULA EDODES EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXOTIC SPECIES; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MUSHROOM; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA POONA; SAMBUCUS NIGRA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; WILD TYPE;

EID: 78650982209     PISSN: 21412502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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