The antiviral activity of leaves of Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Dehn) and Eucalyptus torelliana (R. Muell)
Human enteroviruses are the major cause of aseptic meningitis and are resistant to all known antibiotics and
chemotherapeutic agents. Methanolic extracts of Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Eucalyptus torelliana were tested on
human enteroviruses: Poliovirus type I, Coxsackievirus B and Echovirus 6. The virucidal tests showed that the crude
extracts were active on the test viruses: poliovirus...
Published at Pak. J. Pharm. Sci.,
Published in 2015
Bolanle Alake Adeniyi, Olayemi Oluseun Ayepola and Festus Doyin Adu
Akinnola Olayemi » Dr.Olayemi Akinnola is a Senior lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences (Microbiology Unit). She has a BSc in Microbiology, an MSc in Pharmaceutical microbiology and a PhD in Micobiology. Her research area is infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance and the role of the human microbiome in health and disease. view full profile