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Alexandra Coimbra1, Sónia Miguel1,2, Maximiano Ribeiro1,2

  • 1CICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.

Letters in Applied Microbiology
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GC–MSantimicrobial activityantioxidant activitycytotoxicityessential oil

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