Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3818

Full Length Research Paper

Antibacterial activity of endophytic fungi from the medicinal plant Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) DC

Rodrigo Asfury Rodrigues
  • Rodrigo Asfury Rodrigues
  • Network on Biodiversity and Biotechnology of the Legal Amazon, Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
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Atilon Vasconcelos de Araujo
  • Atilon Vasconcelos de Araujo
  • Network on Biodiversity and Biotechnology of the Legal Amazon, Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
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Renildo Moura da Cunha
  • Renildo Moura da Cunha
  • Center for Biological and Nature Sciences, Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
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Clarice Maia Carvalho
  • Clarice Maia Carvalho
  • Center for Biological and Nature Sciences, Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 17 January 2018
  •  Accepted: 03 May 2018
  •  Published: 08 May 2018

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