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Original Article

Antibacterial properties of essential oils and methanol extracts of sweet basil Ocimum basilicum occurring in Bangladesh

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Pages 504-511 | Received 15 Oct 2008, Accepted 03 Mar 2009, Published online: 28 Apr 2010

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