Antibacterial activity of Fumaria indica (Hausskn.) Pugsley against selected bacterial strains

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2031-2035

  Toor, Yasmin ^a   Nawaz, Khalid ^a   Hussain, Khalid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUJRAT   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; F. indica; MBC; MIC; Zone of Inhibition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944619819     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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