Evaluation of antibacterial activities of some Nigerian medicinal plants against some resistant bacteria pathogens

Nwakaeze A. E.; Iroha I. R.; Ejikeugwu P. C.*; Afiukwa F. N.; Udu-Ibiam O. E.; Oji A. E.; Agumah B. N.; Eze E. A.

doi:10.5897/AJMR2013.6331

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

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Evaluation of antibacterial activities of some Nigerian medicinal plants against some resistant bacteria pathogens

Nwakaeze A. E.

Nwakaeze A. E.
Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, PMB 053 Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Iroha I. R.

Iroha I. R.
Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, PMB 053 Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Ejikeugwu P. C.*

Ejikeugwu P. C.*
Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, P.M.B 5025, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
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Afiukwa F. N.

Afiukwa F. N.
Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, PMB 053 Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Udu-Ibiam O. E.

Udu-Ibiam O. E.
Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, PMB 053 Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Oji A. E.

Oji A. E.
Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, PMB 053 Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Agumah B. N.

Agumah B. N.
Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, PMB 053 Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Eze E. A.

Eze E. A.
Department of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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Article Number - 988E3D744381
Vol.8(18), pp. 1832-1836 , April 2014
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2013.6331

Received: 05 September 2013
Accepted: 17 February 2014
Published: 30 April 2014

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