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Research Article

Chemical Composition and Antimycotic Activity of the Essential Oils of Corn Mint (Mentha arvensis) and Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) Against Human Pathogenic Fungi

A.K. Pandey Tropical Forest Research Institute, Mandla Rood, Jabalpur - 482021, M.P., India;
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M.K. Rai Department of Biotechnology, Amravati University, Amravati-444602, Maharastra, India;
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D. Acharya Department of Botany, Danielson College, Chhindwara, M.P., India
Pages 421-425 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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