Antimicrobial activity of essential oil of lippia species in Kenya
Date
1994Author
Mwangi, J W
Njonge, E W
Addaeh-Mensah, I
Munavu, R
Lwande, W
Type
ArticleLanguage
enMetadata
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Of the eight essential oils from Lippia species screened against six bacteria and seven fungi, Uppia grandifolia and L. javanica oils exhibited strong antimicrobial activity especially on Colletorichum coffeanum. The results indicate that these oils might be exploited as natural fungicide if found more active than the prevalent synthetic fungicides in field trials.
Citation
Discovery and Innovation Vol. 6 no.1 March 1994Publisher
Department of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi Department of Chemistry, University of Ghana, The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE),
Subject
Lippia species,Verbertaceae,
Essential oils,
Antimicrobial,
Antifungal,
Colletotrichum coffeanum
Coffee berry disease
Collections
- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10387]