African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Aqueous Extracts of Pericopsis angolensis and Swartzia madagascariensis with High Antimicrobial Activities against Escherichia coli O157, Shigella spp. and Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica (Serovar typhi)

Chingwaru Constance
  • Chingwaru Constance
  • Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe.
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Tanja Bagar
  • Tanja Bagar
  • ICANNA – International Institute for Cannabinoids. Kodeljevo Castle, Ulica Carla Benza 16. SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Chingwaru Walter
  • Chingwaru Walter
  • Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe.
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  •  Received: 11 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 29 July 2019
  •  Published: 30 September 2019

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