Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of the crude extracts of Dietes bicolor leaves, flowers and rhizomes

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue , 2014, Pages 97-101

  Ayoub, I M ^a   El Shazly, M ^a   Lu, M C ^b,c   Singab, A N B ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cytotoxicity; Dietes bicolor; Iridaceae; Yellow wild iris

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUDE OIL; DIFFUSION; PATHOGEN; PLANT COMMUNITY;

DIETES BICOLOR; IRIDACEAE; IRIS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 84907545967     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.08.012     Document Type: Article

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