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Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activities of the Essential Oil from Myrtus communis Leaves

Kamiar Zomorodian Basic in Infectious Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Post code 71348-45794, Shiraz, Iran; Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Post code 71348-45794, Shiraz, Iran
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Mahmoodreza Moein Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 71345-1583, Shiraz, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zahra Goeini Lori Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 71345-1583, Shiraz, Iran
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Younes Ghasemi Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 71345-1583, Shiraz, Iran
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Mohammad Javad Rahimi Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Post code 71348-45794, Shiraz, Iran
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Azadeh Bandegani Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Post code 71348-45794, Shiraz, Iran
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Keyvan Pakshir Basic in Infectious Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Post code 71348-45794, Shiraz, Iran; Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Post code 71348-45794, Shiraz, Iran
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Abdollah Bazargani Department of Bacteriology and Virology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Post code 71348-45794, Shiraz, Iran
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Solmaz Mirzamohammadi Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 71345-1583, Shiraz, Iran
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Nadia Abbasi Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Post code 71348-45794, Shiraz, Iran
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Pages 76-84 | Received 01 Jan 2011, Accepted 17 Jul 2011, Published online: 16 May 2013

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