Antimicrobial Screening of Euphorbia hirta L. and Pedalium murex L. - A Comparative Study
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN NATURAL SCIENCES
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2393-9257
DOI: 10.24297/jns.v3i1.5016