Inhibition of fungal growth by extracts of Vernonia scorpioides (Lam.) Pers.

Revista de Microbiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Inácio Freire, Márcia De Fátima ^a   Dos Santos Abreu, Heber ^a   Hygino Da Cruz, Luiz Celso ^a   Freire, Ronald Bastos ^a  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

antifungal activity; Aspergillus alutaceus (ochraceus); Asteraceae; mycotoxin; Penicillium citrinum; sesquiterpene lactones; Vernonia scorpioides

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 8944243544     PISSN: 00013714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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