Bismuth-inhibitory effects on bacteria and stimulation of fungal growth in vitro

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-150

  Alharbi, Sulaiman Ali ^a   Mashat, Bassam H ^b   Al Harbi, Naif Abdullah ^a   Wainwright, Milton ^a,c   Aloufi, Abeer S ^a   Alnaimat, Sulamain ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial inhibition; Fungal growth stimulation; Medical uses of bismuth

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 84859161960     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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