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Antibacterial Activity of Leaves of Cadaba trifoliata (Roxb.) Wt. & Arn

R Mythreyi1, E Sasikala, A Geetha

  • 1Department of Pharmacognosy, M. S. Ramaiah College of Pharmacy, Bangalore-560 054, India.

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
|March 26, 2010
PubMed

Keywords:
Antimicrobial activityC. trifoliatadisc diffusion methodpathogenic organisms

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