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Antibacterial and quorum sensing regulatory activities of some traditional Eastern-European medicinal plants

Acta Pharmaceutica
Volume 64 (2014): Issue 2 (June 2014)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2014-0019 | Journal eISSN: 1846-9558 | Journal ISSN: 1330-0075
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Language: English
Page range: 173 - 186
Accepted on: Feb 13, 2014
Published on: Jun 6, 2014
Published by: Croatian Pharmaceutical Society
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
medicinal plants,
antimicrobial activity,
quorum sensing,
Chromobacterium violaceum bioassay
Related subjects:
Pharmacy,
Pharmacy, other

© 2014 Anna A. Tolmacheva, Eugene A. Rogozhin, Dmitry G. Deryabin, published by Croatian Pharmaceutical Society
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