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Antibacterial activity in Rhynchostegium riparioides (hedw.) card. extract (bryophyta)

✍ Scribed by A. Basile; M. L. Vuotto; M. T. L. Ielpo; V. Moscatiello; L. Ricciardi; S. Giordano; R. Castaldo Cobianchi

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 70 KB
Volume: 12
Category: Article
ISSN: 0951-418X
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(1998)12:1+<s146::aid-ptr278>3.0.co;2-4

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✦ Synopsis

An acetone extract from the moss Rhynchostegium riparioides was tested against 11 bacterial strains, some of which are pathogenic. The extract was active on some Gram-negative strains. The antibacterial activity of the extract, expressed as MICs, was compared with three reference antibiotics.