Examination of the antibacterial properties of sphagnum moss (Sphagnum spp.) and its significance with turf burning in Ireland

Br J Biomed Sci. 2012;69(4):178-80.

Authors

R J Moore¹, J R Rao, D Nelson, G McCollum, L M Ballard, B C Millar, S Nakanishi, E Tasaki, T Nakajima, M Matsuda, C E Goldsmith, W A Coulter, A Loughrey, R J Rooney, J T O'Sullivan, J E Moore

Affiliation

¹ Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Ireland. jemoore@niphl.dnet.co.uk

PMID: 23304795

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Bacteria / drug effects*
Bacteria / growth & development
Herbal Medicine / methods*
Humans
Northern Ireland
Smoke
Soil / chemistry*
Sphagnopsida / chemistry*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Smoke
Soil