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1Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, K. Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences in Poznań, 14 Sw. Marii Magdaleny str. Poznań 61-861, Poland. bthiem@amp.edu.pl
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|December 25, 2003
Abstract:
The antibacterial activity of Rubus chamaemorus leaf butanolic fraction of the methanol extract and ellagic acid was evaluated against some Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Antimycotic activity was assayed against Candida albicans. MICs and MBCs were determined by broth dilution test and by disc diffusion method.
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