Antibacterial activity of plant extracts and phytochemicals on antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Gislene G. F. Nascimento,Juliana Locatelli,Paulo Chanel Deodato de Freitas,Giuliana L. Silva +3 more
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In this paper, the antimicrobial activity of plant extracts and phytochemicals was evaluated with antibiotic susceptible and resistant microorganisms, and the possible synergistic effects when associated with antibiotics were studied.About:
This article is published in Brazilian Journal of Microbiology.The article was published on 2000-01-10 and is currently open access. It has received 1591 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Salvia officinalis & Antimicrobial.read more
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