| medicinal plants from riau province, sumatra, indonesia. part 2: antibacterial and antifungal activity. | antibacterial assays of 114 species listed in part 1 showed that 82% of the extracts tested were active against staphylococcus aureus, while 35% were active against escherichia coli. antifungal activity was less dramatic: 19% of the extracts inhibited saccharomyces cerevisiae, while 20% inhibited fusarium oxysporum. our survey of relevant literature indicates that less than 30% of these angiosperm species have previously been assayed for any form of antimicrobial activity. | 1995 | 7776665 |