Antimicrobial properties of tea (Camellia sinensis L.)
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عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0066-4804,1098-6596
DOI: 10.1128/aac.39.11.2375