Antibacterial activity and brine shrimp toxicity of artemisia dubia extract

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1487-1490

  Ihsan ul haq, ^a   Mannan, Abdul ^a,b   Ahmed, Ibrar ^a,c   Hussain, Izhar ^b   Jamil, Maryam ^a   Mirza, Bushra ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Tobe Camp University Road Abbottabad   (Pakistan)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTEMIA; ARTEMISIA; BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR SETUBAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84875386607     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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