Plants: An alternative source for antimicrobials

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 16-20

  Abdallah, Emad M ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobials; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Multi drug resistant; Traditional medicine.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861560627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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