In vitro antimicrobial activities of four medicinally important plants in Bangladesh

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-206

  Islam, Mohammad Rashedul ^a   Ahamed, Rubina ^b   Rahman, MD Obaidur ^b   Akbar, Mohammad Ahsanul ^b   Al Amin, Muhammad ^b   Alam, Khondoker Dedarul ^b   Lyzu, Farhana ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF BANGLADESH   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Allamanda cathartica; And antimicrobial activity; Callistemon citrinus; Curcuma zedoaria; Disc diffusion technique; Food poisoning method; Stereospermum personatum

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959927020     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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