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

Antimicrobial activity and chemical analysis of some edible oils (Clove, Kalonji and Taramira)

Affhan Shoaib
  • Affhan Shoaib
  • Department of Microbiology, University of Karachi, Pakistan.
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Ghufran Saeed
  • Ghufran Saeed
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Karachi, Pakistan.
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Samia Ahmad*
  • Samia Ahmad*
  • Department of Microbiology, University of Karachi, Pakistan.
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  •  Received: 31 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 21 October 2014
  •  Published: 12 November 2014

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