Antibacterial and anticandidal activity of Tylosema esculentum (marama) extracts

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 107, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages

  Chingwaru, Walter ^a   Duodu, Gyebi ^b   Van Zyl, Yolandi ^b   Schoeman, C J ^b   Majinda, Runner T ^c   Yeboah, Sam O ^c   Jackson, Jose ^c   Kapewangolo, Petrina T ^d   Kandawa Schulz, Martha ^d   Minnaar, Amanda ^b   Cencic, Avrelija ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; ETHANOL; EXTRACTION METHOD; FATTY ACID; LEGUME; METHANOL; PEPTIDE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLANT EXTRACT; SURVIVAL; TUBER; VINE; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE; TYLOSEMA ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79952586547     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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