African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Antibacterial activity and phytochemical investigation of leaf and root extracts of Aloe gilbertii Reynolds

Dagne Addisu
  • Dagne Addisu
  • Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Science, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Kibret Fekadu
  • Kibret Fekadu
  • Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Science, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Salah Hamza
  • Salah Hamza
  • Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Science, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Legesse Adane
  • Legesse Adane
  • Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Science, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 25 June 2021
  •  Accepted: 13 April 2022
  •  Published: 31 January 2024

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