Antimicrobial potential of honey on some microbial isolates

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-80

  Nzeako, B C ^a   Hamdi, J ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobial; Escherichia coli; Honey; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Sensitivity; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040034980     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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