Antimicrobial activity of usnic acid on Squamarina lentigera (Lichenized Ascomycetes) lichen species
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Identification and quantitation of usnic acid from the lichen Usnea species of Anatolia and antimicrobial activity.
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Bulletin of Hygiene and Experimental Biology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0377-9777
DOI: 10.5505/turkhijyen.2012.74436