Antibacterial activity of Curcuma longa, Opuntia ficus-indica and Linum usitatissimum
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عنوان ژورنال: MOJ Toxicology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2379-6294
DOI: 10.15406/mojt.2018.04.00102