Antifungal activity of Swietenia mahogany on Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology and Antimicrobials
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2141-2308
DOI: 10.5897/jma10.067