Screening of Amazonian plants from the Adolpho Ducke forest reserve, Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil, for antimicrobial activity

Tropical forests are species-rich reserves for the discovery and development of antimicrobial drugs. The aim of this work is to investigate the in vitro antimicrobial potential of Amazon plants found within the National Institute on Amazon Research's Adolpho Ducke forest reserve, located in Man...

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Main Authors: Ana Lúcia Basílio Carneiro, Maria Francisca Simas Teixeira, Viviana Maria Araújo de Oliveira, Ormezinda Celeste Cristo Fernandes, Gláucia Socorro de Barros Cauper, Adrian Martin Pohlit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000100005