Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Antimicrobial activity of Thymus schimperi Ronninger (Lamiaceae) against standard and clinical isolates of human pathogenic bacteria

Abreham Bekele*
  • Abreham Bekele*
  • Department of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. 2Department of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wolkite University, Ethiopia.
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Rahel Abera
  • Rahel Abera
  • Department of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Taye Mebratu
  • Taye Mebratu
  • Department of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Workabebe Dessie
  • Workabebe Dessie
  • Department of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Awokech Getu
  • Awokech Getu
  • Department of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Birtukan Getnet
  • Birtukan Getnet
  • Department of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 08 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 12 March 2015
  •  Published: 17 March 2015

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