Insignificant antifungal activity of plant extracts on Malassezia furfur
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Antifungal activity of herbal extracts against Malassezia species
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0976-9234
DOI: 10.4103/0976-9234.177055