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Antibacterial activity of moso bamboo shoot skin (Phyllostachys pubescens) against Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Wood Science volume 57, pages 542–544 (2011)Cite this article

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This study examined the antibacterial activity of moso bamboo shoot skin (Phyllostachys pubescens). Bamboo shoot skin itself and its dichloromethane extract had antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Results suggest the possibility of effective utilization of antibacterial materials from bamboo shoot skins that are mainly discarded at present.

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  1. Department of Agro-environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan

    Akinobu Tanaka, Hyo Jung Kim, Kuniyoshi Shimizu & Ryuichiro Kondo

  2. Life Design Co. Ltd., Miyako, Fukuoka, 824-0822, Japan

    Shojiro Oda

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Tanaka, A., Kim, H.J., Oda, S. et al. Antibacterial activity of moso bamboo shoot skin (Phyllostachys pubescens) against Staphylococcus aureus . J Wood Sci 57, 542–544 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-011-1207-9

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