Antimicrobial activities of endophytic fungal isolates from medicinal herb Orthosiphon stamineus Benth

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 831-836

  Tong, W Y ^a   Darah, I ^a   Latiffah, Z ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial actvity; Endophytic fungi; Host plant extract; Orthosiphon stamineus Benth

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; METHANOL; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOPHYTE; ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MALT; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSIPHON; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; YEAST;

FUNGI; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS;

EID: 79955394882     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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