Ganoderma boninense isolated from Sabah, Malaysia exhibits potent antibacterial activity against clinically important bacterial pathogens

  • Syahriel Abdullah Biotechnology Programme, Faculty of Science and Natural resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2349-8062
  • Yee Soon Ling Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
  • Sylvia Jerome Daim Microbiology and Pathobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
  • Arnnyitte Alexander Biotechnology Programme, Faculty of Science and Natural resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
  • Khim Phin Chong Biotechnology Programme, Faculty of Science and Natural resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Keywords: Antibacterial, Ganoderma boninense, Palm oil
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v13i1.34139

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Published
2018-01-10

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Ministry of Education Malaysia
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