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Research Article

Antimicrobial activities of some Thai traditional medical longevity formulations from plants and antibacterial compounds from Ficus foveolata

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Pages 1104-1109 | Received 09 Nov 2013, Accepted 16 Dec 2013, Published online: 10 Mar 2014

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