Antimicrobial activity of Trembleya laniflora, Xyris platystachia and Xyris pterygoblephara

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-22

  Ventura, Claiton Pires ^a   De Oliveira, Alaíde Braga ^a   Braga, Fernão Castro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Trembleya lamflora; Xyris platystachia; Xyris pterygoblephara

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047128571     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2007000100005     Document Type: Article

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