African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of extracts of Coleus species for antibacterial activity

Jacqueline Ebob Tarh*
  • Jacqueline Ebob Tarh*
  • Department of Biological Sciences Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, Nigeria.
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Josephine Ifeanyinwa Okafor
  • Josephine Ifeanyinwa Okafor
  • Department of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Christian Ukwuoma Iroegbu
  • Christian Ukwuoma Iroegbu
  • Department of Biological Sciences Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 23 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 02 January 2015
  •  Published: 14 January 2015

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