Investigation of in vitro antimicrobial activity of Aloe vera juice

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-102

  Alemdar, Suleyman ^a   Agaoglu, Sema ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aloe vera juice; Antimicrobial activity; Microorganism

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149382459     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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