Evaluation of antifungal activity of some oils from Algerian medicinal plants against Aspergillus flavus strain produced aflatoxins

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 48-53

  Amrouche, A ^a   Benmehdi, H ^a,b   Moussaoui, A ^a   Mebarki, K ^a   Chaoufi, A ^a   Saneba, A ^a   Lazouni, H A ^b   Chabane Sari, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BECHAR   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Antifungul activity; Aspergillus flavus; Citrullus colocynthis L.; Linum usitatissimum L.; Nigella sativa L.; Oils

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875910034     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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