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

Anti-candidal activity of Piper betle (L.), Vitex negundo (L.) and Jasminum grandiflorum (L.)

H. M. Dinusha Kumari Kanatiwela
  • H. M. Dinusha Kumari Kanatiwela
  • Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Gehan J. Panagoda
  • Gehan J. Panagoda
  • Clinical Oral Microbiology Industrial Collaborative Research Unit (COMICRU), Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Charmalie Lilanthi Abayasekara
  • Charmalie Lilanthi Abayasekara
  • Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Buddhie Samanmalie Nanayakkara
  • Buddhie Samanmalie Nanayakkara
  • Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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M. R. Dammantha M. Senanayake
  • M. R. Dammantha M. Senanayake
  • Division of Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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  •  Received: 15 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 19 May 2014
  •  Published: 04 June 2014

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