Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3840

Full Length Research Paper

Antimicrobial activities of the extract of shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn. F.) leaf and bark on some selected clinical pathogens

Lawrence Adelani Adetunde
  • Lawrence Adelani Adetunde
  • Department of Applied Biology, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana.
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Oliver Awo
  • Oliver Awo
  • Department of Applied Biology, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana.
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Abdul-Wahab Mbelayim Imoro
  • Abdul-Wahab Mbelayim Imoro
  • Department of Applied Biology, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 20 October 2023
  •  Accepted: 20 November 2023
  •  Published: 31 December 2023

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