Bioprospecting of South African Plants as a Unique Resource for Bioactive Endophytic Microbes
South Africa has a long history and strong belief in traditional herbal medicines. Using ethnobotanical knowledge as a lead, a large number of South African medicinal plants have been discovered to possess a wide spectrum of pharmacological properties. In this review, bioprospecting of endophytes is...
Main Authors: | Muna Ali Abdalla, Lyndy J. McGaw |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pharmacology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.00456/full |
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