Polyphenols as a source of antimicrobial agents against human pathogens

Plant Extracts: Role in Agriculture, Health Effects and Medical Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 275-293

  dos Reis Albuquerque, Allan de Jesus ^a,b   de Freitas E Silva, Patrícia Maria ^a,b   de Almeida Cavalcante, Ana Lúcia Furtado ^a,b   Sampaio, Fábio Correia ^a,b  

^a Universidade Federal da Paraiba Centro de Ciencias da Saude Faculdade de Medicina   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

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