Selective in vitro growth inhibitory effect of Withania somnifera on human pathogenic bacteria and bifidobacteria

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 667-670

  Halamova, K ^a   Kokoska, L ^a   Polesny, Z ^a   Macakova, K ^b   Flesar, J ^a   Rada, V ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 84875397654     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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