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  • 1Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand; Center of Antimicrobial Biomaterial Innovation-Southeast Asia, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand.

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Biofilm inhibitionCell wall disruptionQuercus infectoriaQuorum sensingStreptococcus pyogenesVirulence gene expression

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